Soccer-Iran's Jahanbakhsh sets sights on early World Cup qualification


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 13 Oct 2021

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Sheffield United v Brighton & Hove Albion - Bramall Lane, Sheffield, Britain - April 24, 2021 Brighton & Hove Albion's Alireza Jahanbakhsh in action with Sheffield United's John Fleck Pool via REUTERS/Michael Regan

(Reuters) - Alireza Jahanbakhsh vowed Iran would push to complete their quest for a place at next year's World Cup at the earliest opportunity after netting his nation's equaliser against South Korea in qualifying for Qatar 2022 in Tehran on Tuesday.

Jahanbakhsh's header cancelled out Son Heung-min's opener for Paulo Bento's side as the top two in Group A of Asia's preliminaries shared the points in a 1-1 draw at the Azadi Stadium.

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