Ah yes, welcome back to the old, timid, take-no-chances scaredy cat team we thought had long been vanquished. Did these guys have a personality change in the lockerroom at halftime, or did Sanchez's howler really shake them up that much?
We'll give some credit to Iran, who is holding up well under pressure, but the Melli aren't showing us anything special, either.
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