It was never going to be easy with the Three Lions in the same mix, and Iran surely took some hits. They find themselves placed bottom-most in the table, and need to go after a huge win at any cost this weekend. And this is exactly what the Welsh squad would be counting on.
They registered a 1-1 draw in their opener against USA, and it was surely a nervy affair. They were trailing 0-1 for the major portion of the game – but managed to slot in the equalizer through a Gareth Bale penalty, late in the fixture.
Anyhow they managed to secure one valuable point from the match-up. And should they be able to secure a win in this upcoming fixture, they could make a real push for a spot in the Round of 16.
The reason being, they are pitted against the dead-last placed, desperate Iran, while USA are locking horns with England – and are expected to lose.
Coming to Iran, they let in six goals in their opener, which has totally killed their spirit. They face a mountain to climb here on if they want to make it to the knockouts.
Moreover, their recent form has not all been impressive, and they also face the obvious disadvantage of taking on an experienced European team. Note that the Welsh squad had made it till the semifinals of the 2016 Euros.



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三狮军团的组合从来都不容易，伊朗肯定受到了一些打击。他们发现自己在积分榜上垫底，本周末他们必须不惜一切代价取得一场大胜。这正是威尔士队所指望的。
他们在揭幕战中1-1战平了美国队，这无疑是一场紧张的比赛。在比赛的大部分时间里，他们都是0-1落后，但在比赛的最后时刻，他们通过加雷斯·贝尔的点球扳平了比分。
无论如何，他们设法从这场比赛中获得了宝贵的一分。如果他们能够在这场即将到来的比赛中获得一场胜利，他们就可以真正地推动进入16强。
原因是，他们的对手是排在最后的绝望的伊朗，而美国则是与英格兰对峙——而且预计会输。
来到伊朗，他们在揭幕战中丢了6个球，这完全扼杀了他们的精神。如果他们想要进入淘汰赛，他们要翻越一座山。
此外，他们最近的状态并不都令人印象深刻，而且他们还面临着对阵一支经验丰富的欧洲球队的明显劣势。值得注意的是，威尔士队已经进入了2016年欧洲杯的半决赛。