Published Jun 28, 2026, 12:27 AM ET · Updated 5 months ago · 1 source
Iran and South Korea miss out on World Cup last 32 in dramatic third-place race
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The race for third-place teams reaching the last 32 of the World Cup went down to the wire and the dying seconds of the final match of the 72-game group stage, with Iran and South Korea eventually joining Scotland and Uruguay in missing out. Iran appeared to be going through at the expense of Austria after Riyad Mahrez scored in the 93rd minute to put Algeria 3-2 up in their rollercoaster game against Ralf Rangnick’s side in Kansas City. But in the 96th minute Sasa Kalajdzic turned home an equal