Iran's captain called the team's World Cup campaign a "disaster" after the national squad was eliminated during the 2026 group stage in the United States. The elimination marked Iran's seventh group-stage exit in World Cup history. The team's fate was sealed when Algeria scored a stoppage-time goal in a match involving Austria on Saturday.
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