Mehdi Taremi sends Iran to World Cup 2026, one-two punch
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Mehdi Taremi hero for Iran, which thanks to a brace by the Inter Milan striker drew 2-2 against Uzbekistan, thus winning qualification for the 2026 World Cup.
“The match was in our hands – the words of the former Porto striker to FIFA microphones -. After the goal we took we had a few chances, but we failed to take advantage of them”.
£In the second half the game was in our hands and we created many chances, equalized and managed to qualify for the World Cup, which I am happy about. We also made some mistakes that we had to correct”.
“I am not talking about Inter right now, I hope to give my best and do better in the rest of the season. I am grateful to all the people who helped us qualify for the World Cup in the last two years”.
