Iran got their World Cup qualifying campaign back on track after Reza Ghoochannejhad's 66th-minute strike gave them a 1-0 win against Qatar at Doha's Al Sadd Stadium on Tuesday. Carlos Quiroz's team stay third in Group A on 10 points from six games, a point behind second placed Uzbekistan and leaders South Korea, who drew 1-1 with bottom side Lebanon in Beirut.
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"We will not celebrate as we have still two matches remaining," Iran's assistant coach Antonio Simoes said.
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"We have achieved an important three points and a good victory and I want to thank the players who followed the tactics and this helped us to get a positive result."
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The defeat all but ended Qatar's hopes of a first World Cup finals appearance as they are now three points behind Iran and have only one game left away to Uzbekistan.