Fifa World Cup 2018 Spain vs Iran: Costa scores winner, FT ESP 1 IRN 0

The celebrations were short for La Rojas as they knew it was a narrow victory and Iran were real close to snatch away a point from the third match of Group B.

 

Spain and Iran have never met before, so this is a first in any international competition.

Fulltime analysis: Full-time report: Spain survived a scare as they manage to take away three points from their second match against an upbeat Iran on Wednesday. The pressure was already mounting on the La Rojas as Portugal also secured three points from their match against Morocco and went straight to the top of the Group B table.

The match marred by a flurry of fouls and physical action saw Spain dominate maximum possession but Iran showed nerves of