Iran head coach Carlos Queiroz credited his side’s ability to frustrate Morocco as one of the reasons his team were able to beat their Group B rivals on Friday.
Iran edged Morocco 1-0 in the their first World Cup match at the St. Petersburg Stadium on Friday following a stoppage time own goal from Aziz Bouhaddouz.
"It was a great football match. Our strategy was exactly since the first minute to create a mental collapse in the Moroccan players. And now we tried to do that creating frustration and block all the playmakers, The players that can create something. The most open opportunities [to strike] in the first half belongs to Iran and since we were able to create panic in the defensive line of Morocco the game changed. Now it's time to rest and think about the game against Spain," Queiroz told at the press conference.
Iran will play Spain in Kazan on 20 June and Portugal in Saransk on 25 June in their remaining two Group B matches.
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