{"id":45994,"date":"2022-06-06T06:41:13","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T13:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=45994"},"modified":"2022-06-06T06:41:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T13:41:31","slug":"world-cup-group-b-wales-joins-iran-england-and-the-u-s-%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2022\/06\/06\/world-cup-group-b-wales-joins-iran-england-and-the-u-s-%ef%bf%bc\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup Group B: Wales joins Iran, England, and the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tehran Times – ZURICH, Wales football team reached their first FIFA World Cup in 64 years after a 1-0 win over a spirited Ukraine in the play-off final Sunday night.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

They joined Iran, England, and the U.S. in Group B.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Andriy Yarmolenko scored an own-goal in the 34th minute at the Cardiff Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine dominated the match in the second half and created so many goalscoring chances but a strong performance in goal from Wayne Hennessey made sure that Wales would keep their lead as Ukraine’s road ends in the finals of Path A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In their respective play-off semi-finals, Ukraine had defeated Scotland 3-1 at Hampden Park on Wednesday, while Wales defeated Austria 2-1 in March.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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