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Wayne Hennessey’s 86th-minute red card left Wales clinging on for a point at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium. But their resistance was finally broken in the eighth minute of time added on by Rouzbeh Cheshmi’s blistering strike. 

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Ramin Rezaeian then added a second in the 11th minute of added time to seal a famous victory for Iran, who were thrashed 6-2 by England in their opening game. “Obviously the red card changes the game completely. We let the first one in and the second one doesn’t matter,” added former Real Madrid attacker Bale.

“We have to pick ourselves up straight away. We have one game left and we have to enjoy the occasion. “It’s going to be difficult, for sure. We’ll see what happens in the other game.”

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Iran now sing national anthem

Iran’s team sang their national anthem before Friday’s World Cup match against Wales, having opted not to do so in their tournament opener. The Iranian players had stood impassively during their anthem before their 6-2 defeat to England on Monday in an apparent gesture of solidarity with anti-government protesters.

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