A well-organised and spirited Iran side fell to Spain 1-0 as Diego Costa's goal separated the two sides.
Omid Ebrahimi - 6.5
Brilliant defending in the first half.
Karim Ansarifad - 7.5
Exceptional in thwarting Spain's attack. One effort hit the side netting of De Gea's goal.
Vahid Amiri - 8
Nice run to beat Carvajal but his effort was off the mark. Tracked back to thwart Iniesta throughout the first half. Put in a stunning delivery to Taremi for a headed effort.

Mehdi Taremi - 7.5
Beautiful run forward. Directed a nice ball squarely into the box but no one was there to meet it. Header went just wide in what was a scare for Spain. His header in the 82' minute went over the crossbar.
Sardar Azmoun - 4
Quiet first half as Iran were busy defending. Things didn't change for the forward in the second half.
Subs
Milad Mohammadi - 5.5
Did well to try and create play off the bench.
Alireza Jahanbakhsh - N/A
Didn't do enough to warrant a fair rating.
Saman Ghoddos - N/A
Didn't do enough to warrant a fair rating.
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