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Iran denied guaranteed spot in last 32 as VAR disallow injury-time winner
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Shoja Khalilzadeh's goal is ruled out by VAR in injury-time denying Iran automatic qualification into the round of 32, meaning they will have to wait on other results to see if they go through as one of the best third-placed sides.
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