{"id":29380,"date":"2017-10-10T11:53:40","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T18:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=29380"},"modified":"2017-10-10T14:15:22","modified_gmt":"2017-10-10T21:15:22","slug":"world-cup-hosts-russia-held-to-1-1-draw-by-iran-in-friendly-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2017\/10\/10\/world-cup-hosts-russia-held-to-1-1-draw-by-iran-in-friendly-video\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup hosts Russia held to 1-1 draw by Iran in friendly [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eurosport – KAZAN, World Cup hosts Russia needed a second-half equalizer from Zenit St Petersburg striker Dmitry Poloz to secure a 1-1 draw against Iran in a friendly in Kazan on Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Russia fell behind when Iran striker Sardar Azmoun beat back-up goalkeeper Andrei Lunev in the 57th minute after Mehdi Taremi powered through the Russian backline.<\/p>\n

Russia, however, hit back in the 74th minute, with Poloz sliding in to get a touch on cross by Alexander Samedov, beating Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand.<\/p>\n

Russia came into the game on the back of a confidence-boosting 4-2 win against South Korea at the weekend, when they were aided by two own goals from South Korean defender Kim Ju-young.<\/p>\n

As World Cup hosts, Russia have not had the opportunity to measure themselves against Europe’s best in qualifying.<\/p>\n

The friendly against South Korea was Russia’s first international test since they exited the Confederations Cup at the group stage in June, which added to a long list of recent failures.<\/p>\n

Russia also made an early exit at both the 2016 European Championship and the 2014 World Cup, failing to win a match in both tournaments, and they are eager to avoid embarrassment at next year’s finals.<\/p>\n

Iran, three-times Asian champions, finished first in their qualifying group for the World Cup. They will be making a fifth World Cup appearance next year.<\/p>\n

The World Cup finals run from June 14 to July 15 in 12 venues spread across 11 cities including Moscow, St Petersburg and Sochi.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aG4cQeQ_6oE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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