Tehran (IP) – Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi and other senior officials on Friday, in separate messages, congratulated Iran's national football team for winning the second match of the World Cup against Wales 2-0.

Iran PressIran news: In his message, the Iranian president expressed gratitude to the Iranian team's members and their coaches for gaining the victory.

The national Iranian men's football team defeated Wales in their second match in Group B of the World Cup in Qatar.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian also on Friday congratulated Iran's national football team for winning the second match of the World Cup against Wales.

Amirabdollahian wrote a tweet on Friday, several minutes after the national Iranian men's football team managed to defeat Wales in their second match in Group B of the World Cup in Qatar.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani, after Iran's National Football Team beat Wales in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, said that Iranians' hearts beat for the success of its national soccer team.

A great football game, a great and heartwarming result, what was expected from the Iranian national soccer team, Kanaani wrote on his Twitter account on Friday.

The heart of Iranians beat for the success and pride of the Iranian national soccer team, Kanaani said, adding that "we are counting days to see a pleasant game and, God willing, another sweet result in the next game."

Iran's national football team won the second match of the World Cup against Wales 2-0.

Rouzbeh Cheshmi scored the first goal for Iran at minute 96 and Ramin Rezaeian the second goal at 98.

Wales lost their goalkeeper after he received a red card for a fault against attacking Mehdi Taremi.

On Monday, the Iranian national football team lost its first match against heavyweight England 6-2 in the 2022 World Cup.

Iran's goalkeeper Aliraza Beiranvand – known as Beyro – was severely injured in the very first minutes of the game, and Queiroz was forced to substitute him with Hossein Hosseini.

The substitution of Beyro came as a blow to the Iranian team at the beginning of the tournament.

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