“We have to pick ourselves up straight away. It’s going to be difficult but we’ve got one game left. And we want to enjoy it as well.
“It’s going to be difficult and it depends on the other game, we’ll see.”
Ahead of the match, there was bad news for some Wales fans who were left unable to travel to Doha for the match as their travel permit app was not functioning correctly.
Iran manager Carlos Queiroz praised his players for a massive effort, insisting they deserved “respect” for bouncing back after a 6-2 drubbing by England last time out.
“It’s just the beginning, we need to finish the job,” he said. “We backed our football and I don’t have the words how to say thank you to our players. They were brilliant and deserve all attention and respect.
“The players deserve to be supported, we did it for the fans. That’s the only reason we are here.”
Iran face USA in their final group game, with the United States first set to face England later on Friday evening.
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