Iran needed help to save their ‘disaster’ World Cup. Instead they got more heartbreak

Mehdi Taremi lays on the ground after Iran’s 1-1 draw with Egypt on Friday put their World Cup fate in the hands of other teams.Photograph: Lindsey Wasson/APMehdi Taremi lay on the ground at Seattle Stadium staring at the heavens, devastated. The Iran team he captains had just finished a 1-1 draw with Egypt in their final World Cup group game – one where a win would have put them through to the knockout round for the first time in seven tournament appearances. Taremi had missed a pen