World Cup: Portugal and Spain reach round of 16 in dramatic Group B finale

Portugal and Spain spluttered into the knockout stage of the World Cup on Monday, suffering torrid final matches with Iran and Morocco respectively.Iran went within a whisker of producing a famous shock, Mehdi Taremi shooting a glorious injury-time chance into the side netting when a goal would have eliminated European champions Portugal and sent the Asian team through.The angst-ridden 1-1 draw in Saransk saw Portugal finish second in Group B behind Spain, who twice fought back from a goal down to draw 2-2 with an already-eliminated Morocco side in Kaliningrad.Portugal now face a difficult …READ FULL ARTICLE