Image by Thómas Tan via FlickrIran, joint holders of the AFC Asian Cup appearance record with Korea Republic who were spared the qualification round after finishing third at the 2007 tournament, began in style, hitting Singapore for six without reply.
Iran laboured to a goalless draw in Thailand before winning two of their next three games with a 1-0 defeat in Jordan sandwiching victories over the Hashemite Kingdom in Tehran (1-0) and in Singapore against the three-time ASEAN champions (3-1).
Defeat of Singapore booked Iran’s ticket to Qatar but they still had a part to play in determining which of their three Group E opponents joined them, with the Jordanians earning the second berth thanks to their defeat of Singapore and the Iranians’ 1-0 win over a Thai side needing all three points to have any chance of qualification.
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