Historic win for Lebanon over Iran

Lebanon stunned Iran 1-0 today to claim their first ever win against the regional giants and raise hopes of gaining a shock 2014 FIFA World Cup™ berth. China-based midfielder Roda Antar headed home a free-kick on 28 minutes for Lebanon's famous victory, in front of their home fans in Beirut, which lifted them off the bottom of Group A. After four of their eight games, outsiders Lebanon are level on four points with Iran and Qatar, and just three behind leaders Korea Republic - although the Iranians and Koreans have a game in hand. In the final round of Asian qualifying, the top two teams in two groups of five win places at Brazil 2014, while the third-placed sides go into a play-off series.