'We were not lying yesterday when we said in the press conference Iran is a tough team'
Morocco and Iran's hopes of making a mark at the World Cup before a ball has been kicked, and they head into their opening match in St Petersburg on Friday knowing defeat could likely mean an early exit.
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday night.
Lionel Messi scored his maiden goal for Paris St Germain in Tuesday's 2-0 Champions League victory against Manchester City.
The stability and pragmatism of Carlos Queiroz's seven-year reign has firmly established Iran's as Asia's number one team, but the nation will go to the World Cup hoping to advance for the first time to the knockout phase.
IMAGES from football matches played in the Spain, Germany and Portugal on Wednesday.
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
Images and summary of all the World Cup 2022 qualifiers played across continents on Tuesday.
Summary of World Cup qualifiers played across the world on Thursday
A round-up of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers played on Thursday