Iran was eliminated from the World Cup after Austria's last-gasp equalizer against Algeria left them outside the tournament's eight best third-placed teams.

Iran was eliminated from the World Cup after Austria's last-gasp equalizer against Algeria left them outside the tournament's eight best third-placed teams. Link Time to go home: Iran's World Cup dream ends after Austria's last-gasp equalizer sends them out Uncertainty over visas and Iran's conflict with the US meant the team had to commute from their tournament base in co-host Mexico to the United States for their three group games.