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And as Iran hope to do the unthinkable and dump Ronaldo and Portugal out of the tournament when they face-off at the Mordovia Arena on Monday, they have sought to deprive the Real Madrid superstar and his teammates of their sleep by gathering outside their hotel in Saransk the night before the final group stage match

Having beaten Morocco and lost to Spain, Iran knows a win against the European champions would see them advance to the knockout stage for the first time, but they are still upset that Saeid Ezatolahi’s late effort in the 1-0 defeat to Spain was disallowed for offside after a VAR review, albeit correctly