Football Soccer - South Korea v Syria - World Cup 2018 Qualifiers - Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea - 28/3/17 - South Korea's Kim Jin-su shoots the ball. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Iran took a significant step towards qualifying for next year's World Cup finals with a 1-0 win over China on Tuesday that pushed Marcello Lippi's team closer to the brink of elimination.
Mehdi Taremi scored the only goal of the game less than a minute after halftime as Iran remained unbeaten in the third round of Asia's qualifying tournament for Russia 2018.
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