Robert Page admits Wales deserved defeat as Iran dent World Cup hopes

It's a showdown with England next up. 

Wales manager Robert Page (Adam Davy/PA)

Wales coach Robert Page admitted his team had fallen well below the standards they set for themselves as defeat to Iran put them on the brink of World Cup elimination.

Page refused to use Wayne Hennessey’s red card – only the third for a goalkeeper in World Cup finals history – as an excuse for the defeat, and said Carlos Queiroz’s team were well worth their win.