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Harry Latham-Coyle

World Cup 2018 - LIVE: Latest news and updates from Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia plus build-up to Iran vs Spain

Spain are back in action and they will be fired up after they were denied the perfect response to their manager being sacked on the eve of the World Cup by Cristiano Ronaldo.

Their 3-3 draw has been the game of the tournament so far and they will be looking to deal out some pent-up frustration on Iran.

Iran actually start the second round of fixtures top of Group B having beaten Morocco in their opening game.

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81 min: CHANCE! great stuff by Amiri who gets past Carvajal and crosses the ball into the six-yard box, Taremi's header goes over the bar, he should have found the target, it was a great chance to equalise
79 min: Asensio comes on for Vázquez and Spain have a throw in in their own half
76 min: Isco takes a free kick for Spain but only finds the wall, the ball goes back to De Gea and they are happy to build again
74 min: CHANCE! Good cross in from Iran but Azmoun couldn't get there and Taremi missed the follow up
73 min: SUBSTITUTION Jahanbakhsh on for the captain Ansarifard
70 min: SUBSTITUTION Iniesta is off as Koke comes on
69 min: A scramble in the area as Spain desperatly try to get the ball over the line, the Iranian defenders form another wall though 
68 min: Spain have a corner and Haji Safi is replaced by  Mohammadi at left back 
65 min: Iran look more positive going forward but it's Spain who still control this game, they're happy to build slowly now 
61 min: GOAL DISALLOWED! 
 
There is a scramble in the box after an Iran free kick, Ezatolahi puts the ball in the back of the net but VAR rules it offside
 
 
59 min: CHANCE! Taremi gets a header away but sends it wide of De Gea's goal
55 min: Vázquez gives away a corner as Iran look to get forward more now
53 min GOAL! (Iran 0 - 1 Spain - Costa)
 
Silva plays the ball into Costa who turns, shoots and the ball finds the back of the net
52 min: CHANCE! It's Iran this time, Ansarifard just pulls his shot wide of the post
49 min: GOOD SAVE! Beiranvand dives and stops a fiery strike from Busquets
48 min: It's almost in the ball falls to Pique and Beiranvand tips it away
48 min: More of the same form Spain as they get a corner
46 min: Spain have it back and Isco runs down the left before striking the ball into the side netting
SECOND HALF: Iran kick off and in a surprise move they kick it towards Spain's goal
Here come the teams for the second half, can Iran hold on for another 45 minutes?

What time is it?

Iran vs Spain kicks off at 7pm.

Where can I watch it?

The game will be shown live on BBC One.

Odds

Iran: 19/1

Spain: 1/6

Draw: 6/1

Prediction

Iran 0-3 Spain. Spain looked good against Portugal and would have won comfortably against Portugal if not for Cristiano Ronaldo. They've now had a week longer to prepare without a manager and will be far more organised at both end of the pitch. Expect Iran to learn this very quickly.

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