Beirut, Nov 11 (FN Agency) Iran scored twice in injury time to defeat Lebanon 2-1 on Thursday in Group A of the final round of 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers. In the match which took place at the Sidon Municipal Stadium in southern Lebanon, Soony Saad put the home side 1-0 ahead in the 37th minute, but Sardar Azmoun levelled the score just after the regular time, followed by a winner shot by Ahmad Nourollahi.
Iran now leads Group A with 13 points, followed by South Korea with 11 points and Lebanon with five points. The top two finishers in each of the two six-team groups in Asia will qualify directly for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The two third-placed teams will then face each other in a two-legged playoff, with the winner of that tie entering an intercontinental playoff.