Wild move results in World Cup's first red card

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Rouzbeh Cheshmi scored successful the eighth infinitesimal of second-half stoppage clip to interruption a scoreless stalemate and Iran went connected to decision Wales 2-0 astatine the World Cup connected Friday.

Cheshmi's onslaught from extracurricular the container was conscionable beyond the diving scope of Wales back-up goalkeeper Danny Ward, who was pressed into work erstwhile starter Wayne Hennessey was sent disconnected successful the 86th minute.

Ramin Rezaeian added a 2nd extremity moments aboriginal and Iran celebrated wildly arsenic immoderate of the Welsh players dropped to the tract successful disbelief.

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Hennessy was ejected successful the 86th infinitesimal for a precocious situation connected Mehdi Taremi.

He was primitively fixed a yellowish card, which was cancelled and upgraded to a reddish aft a VAR review.

Gareth Bale made his 110th quality for Wales, the astir of each clip for the nationalist team, but the Welsh appeared sluggish aboriginal aft a 1-1 gully with the United States successful their Group B opener.

Iran, which fell 6-2 to England successful its opener to autumn to past spot successful the group, fared amended against Wales.

But extracurricular Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, the ongoing protests successful Iran spilled implicit to the World Cup with pro-government fans harassing anti-government nationalist squad supporters.

Wales was making conscionable its 2nd wide quality astatine the World Cup and archetypal since 1958.

Bale, who played for Major League Soccer's LAFC past season, remained stuck connected 41 goals for the nationalist squad contempt surpassing teammate Chris Gunter (109) for astir all-time appearances.

Iran goalkeeper Ali Beiranvand was ruled retired of the crippled aft helium sustained a concussion successful the opener, Hossein Hosseini starting successful his place.

Iran, which qualified for the past 2 World Cups, has ne'er precocious to the knockout round.

The Iranian squad has been peppered since its accomplishment successful Qatar with questions astir unrest astatine home.

The players, who did not sing the country's nationalist anthem successful their opener successful an evident amusement of solidarity with protestors, linked arms and sang connected Friday.

Iran and Wales had ne'er played each different astatine a World Cup.

Wales won their lone affable lucifer 1-0 successful 1978.

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