Place: Azadi Stadium

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Former Ireland international Anthony Stokes joins Iranian league leaders

It's Stokes' fifth club in two years.

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Guam look foward to home comforts

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Iran jails woman over sports protest

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Japan and Iran seal World Cup finals places

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Iran clinch World Cup spot

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World Cup: Ireland qualify for 2002 finals

World Cup: Second-half begins

There are no changes on either team as the second-half kicks off between Ireland and Iran.

Thu, 15 Nov, 2001

World Cup: Scoreless at half-time in Iran

It's scoreless at the Azadi Stadium in the crucial second-leg of the World Cup play-off game between Iran and Ireland.

Thu, 15 Nov, 2001

World Cup: Nervous start as World Cup play-off kicks-off

Over 80,000 fans are packed into the Azadi Stadium in Tehran for the crucial second leg of the World Cup play-off between Ireland and Iran.

Thu, 15 Nov, 2001

Soccer: Robbie keen to upset home crowd

Robbie Keane is ready to clinch the Republic of Ireland’s World Cup dream with a single strike that is likely to send the Islamic nation of Iran into deep mourning and probably provoke a riot of frustrated fervour tomorrow afternoon.

Wed, 14 Nov, 2001

Soccer: McAteer plays down Tehran fears

Jason McAteer insists the Republic of Ireland’s journey into the unknown to take on Iran in the second leg of the World Cup play-offs holds no terrors for manager Mick McCarthy’s players.

Mon, 12 Nov, 2001

Female soccer fans 'immune from Iranian swearing'

Female soccer fans will be allowed to visit Iran’s national stadium for the crucial World Cup play-off between the two teams - because they will not be able to understand the Iranian swearing.

Tue, 06 Nov, 2001

Soccer: McCarthy to watch Asian play-off

The first leg of the Asian Group World Cup play-off gets under way later today, when Iran meet the United Arab Emirates in Tehran.

Thu, 25 Oct, 2001