Iran midfielder Saeid Ezatolahi Afagh thought he had equalized midway through the second half. However, it was later canceled out for offside, after the referee consulted the video assistant referee system.

"I think they started to use this system [video referee assistant system] too late. If they had started to use it earlier, we could have had one goal today... We deserved a better result. Today we are the winners because we've learnt a lot," Queiroz said.

Asensio's Screamer Vs FC Barcelona
Asensio's Screamer Vs FC Barcelona
In one of Real Madrid's most outstanding performances at the Camp Nou, Los Blancos beat FC Barcelona 3-1 in the Spanish Supercup. Real were leading 2-1 after Cristiano Ronaldo's 80th minute goal, but just before the final whistle, we sealed the win with this beautiful Marco Asensio strike.
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Iran will face reigning European champions Portugal in their next World Cup encounter in Saransk on June 25.

"If they [Portugal] allow us to attack 90 minutes, be sure we'll take it. But this will not happen. They have a great team, great players... We will go for it with great belief and great determination to try to win the game... We left the pitch with a 1-0 score [today], but we won respect of our fans, I'm sure they are proud of our team... None of our players left the pitch with his head down... They can be proud of themselves... We still have chances to qualify for the second round, we fight for our dreams," Queiroz said.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup kicked off on June 14 and will continue until July 15, with the matches being played in 11 cities across Russia.