Iran’s injury-time penalty dumps Japan out of Asian Cup and seals famous win

03-Feb-2024 14:10:08 | The Guardian

Iran 2-1 Japan (Mohebi 55, Jahanbakhsh 90+6 pen; Morita 28)
Captain seals dramatic victory from the spot in quarter-final

Iran knocked out Japan, four times the champions, with a 2-1 victory in their Asian Cup quarter-final clash after their captain, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, converted a penalty in stoppage time at Qatar’s Education City Stadium.

Iran had not beaten Japan in 19 years while their victory also extended Amir Ghalenoei’s unbeaten streak to 16 matches since he took charge in March.