How Lionel Messi's Argentina Can Help Iran Qualify for Round of 32

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How Lionel Messi's Argentina Can Help Iran Qualify for Round of 32

Iran drew Egypt 1-1 and finished Group G third on three points, 0 GD and three goals after VAR erased a 93rd-minute winner. Team Melli advance if one remaining third-place side ends worse. Argentina beating Algeria would do it. Group I stumbles could help, while Ghana beating Croatia and Panama not thrashing England also keeps Iran ahead.

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