而后在2001年，伊朗国家队出乎意料的为弱小的巴林队所击败，粉碎了伊朗参加2002年世界杯的希望。
And then, in 2001, came the astonishing defeat of the national team by tiny Bahrain, which dashed Iran's hopes for the 2002 World Cup.
但是在那前一年于墨尔本举行的一场世界杯预选赛中，伊朗队虽然取得了对澳大利亚队的胜利，却引发了一些未预料到的问题，这表现出了足球不稳定的一面。
But in the qualifying matches the previous year, a triumph over Australia in Melbourne had brought unexpected problems, showing the fickle side of football.
中国国足教练高洪波周一表示，有信心在2018年世界杯亚洲区预选赛最后一轮中战胜伊朗。
China coach Gao Hongbo on Monday expressed his confidence to beat Iran here on Tuesday in their second match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Asian Zone qualifiers' last round.
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