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Thursday, November 01, 2001, updated at 11:10(GMT+8)

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Iran Routs UAE 3-0 at World Cup Playoff

Iran came closer to the World Cup finals after they beat the United Arab Emirates 3-0 in the second leg of an Asian Zone World Cup playoff Wednesday.

With the triumph, they advanced on a 4-0 aggregate score following their 1-0 win in the first leg in Tehran, setting up a two-game playoff against Ireland for a World Cup berth.

Ali Daei opened the scoring in the seventh minute on a free kick before Karim Bagheri made it 2-0 in the 75th. Mehrdad Minavand completed the scoring four minutes later.

They will face Ireland in Dublin on Nov. 10, with the return leg five days later.



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	Iran came closer to the World Cup finals after they beat the United Arab Emirates 3-0 in the second leg of an Asian Zone World Cup playoff Wednesday.




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