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Spain battled to a nervy 1-0 victory against Iran with Diego Costa registering the only goal in their second Group B match on Wednesday.
Spain are now level on points with Portugal in Group B, while Iran are in third and Morocco are now eliminated following their loss earlier in the day.
La Roja spent much much of the first 45 minutes in Iran’s end — enjoying 81 percent possession in process — but resolute defending from the Asian side saw the match deadlocked 0-0 at half-time.
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Spain

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Match 20

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KAZAN, Russia, June 20 (Reuters) – Spain squeezed 1-0 past dogged Iran in their World Cup Group B encounter on Wednesday thanks to a fortuitous goal from Diego Costa, but the Europeans suffered a string of second-half scares.The veteran forward notched his third goal in two games when Ramin Rezaeian’s attempted clearance bounced off the Spaniard’s leg and into the net in the 54th minute.Though Spain had besieged the Iranian goal in the first half, they were on the back foot for parts of the second,…

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