Team Melli beat South Korea 1-0 to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2014, The winning goal was scored by the Prolific Reza Ghoochanejad in the second half.
60′ Iran took the lead in the 60th minute when Reza GHOOCHANNEJHAD robs the Korean defender KIM Younggwon down the right wing, carries the ball into the box and curls it around the advancing Korean goalkeeper JUNG Sungryong (KOR) to break the deadlock and score a classic goal. Superbly taken goal and a clinical finish from a lethal striker.
Despite the defeat , South Korea accompanied Iran to the World cup with the brave Uzbeks falling short by 1 goal. Uzbekistan routed Qatar 5-1 in Tashkent.
Iranian news agencies are reporting street celebrations and joy in Tehran and many other Iranian cities on this glorious occasion for Iran’s football.
Iran has qualified for the World Cup in three 3 different occasions, and 2014 Brazil World Cup will be the fourth.
The Final Table of Group A
2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
| 1 | AHMADI, Rahman |
|---|---|
| 2 | ANSARIFARD, Karim |
| 3 | AZAMON, Sardar |
| 4 | BEIGZADEH, Hashim |
| 5 | BEITASHOUR , Steven Mehrdad |
| 6 | DAVARI, Daniel |
| 7 | DEJAGAH, Ashkan |
| 8 | EBRAHIMI, Omid |
| 9 | GHOOCHANNEJAD, Reza |
| 10 | HAJSAFY, Ehsan |
| 11 | HEYDARI, Khosrow |
| 12 | HOSSEINI, Jalal |
| 13 | JABBARI, Mojtaba |
| 14 | JAHANBAKSH, Alireza |
| 15 | KARIMI, Yaghoub |
| 16 | KHALATBARY, MohamadReza |
| 17 | KHALILZADEH, Shojaa |
| 18 | KHANZADEH, Mohammadreza |
| 19 | LAK, Hamed |
| 20 | MAHINI, Hossein |
| 21 | MONTAZERI, Pejman |
| 22 | NEKOUNAM, Javad |
| 23 | NOURI, Mohammad |
| 24 | POOLADI, Mehrdad |
| 25 | SADEGHI, AmirHossein |
| 26 | SHOJAEI, Masoud |
| 27 | TEYMOURIAN, Andranik |