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The je ne sais quoi, that made Iranian people weep and beam at the same time, was the fact that Team Melli narrowly missed a chance to beat Portugal, the champions of Euro 2016.
The match finished with a draw (1-1).
Iranian people glued to their television sets last night to watch the match, while many preferred to watch the game, with families and friend in the public places across the country, including parks, stadiums, and coffee houses.
Iran's Team Melli put on display such high quality games that even though they failed to advance to the next round, their overall achievement was highly praised by their compatriots across Iran.
And of course, Iran's national soccer team was also revered by many football commentators and experts throughout the world.
'Iran bow out of the World Cup with their heads held high after a draw with Portugal,' AFC wrote in its Twitter account.
Iran that had advanced to the world cup with 22 points and had received only two goals, displayed a great quality of soccer in the event.
Iran defeated the champions of Africa, Morocco 1-0, lost the game to the Spain, Euro 2012 champions and 2010, only with an accidental goal, and missed a victory with a draw against champions of Euro 2016, Portugal.
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