FIFA.Com: Iran, boasting perhaps their greatest-ever side, had a mountain to climb to reach the 1998 FIFA World Cup France. Having drawn 1-1 with Australia in the first leg of their qualification play-off in Tehran, they trailed 2-0 in Melbourne with less than 20 minutes remaining. Team Melli fans yearned for the iconic Ali Daei to come to ...

Tasnim - Yet 19 years ago to this day, on June 21, 1998, the Islamic Republic of Iran defeated USA 2-1 in the World Cup. Team Melli went head-to-head with the USA for the first time ever in a match that carried arguably as much significance as any during the four-week competition, the-afc.com wrote. Having first appeared at the FIFA World Cup ...