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Iran 4 Bosnia-Hercegovina 0

First Published: Aug 10, 2001

Iran easily beat Bosnia-Hercegovina 4-0 to complete their prepaprations for 2002 World Cup qualifiers next week.

Iran are in Group A of the final round of Asian qualifying for next year's World Cup finals along with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Iraq and Thailand.

China are in Group B with Oman, Qatar, Uzbekistan and the UAE. The matches start on Thursday when Qatar play Oman in Doha.

Iran tok the lead in Tehran in the 5th minute when Mehdi Hachemi Nasab scored from close range with Ali Daei hitting the second with a low drive as Iran lost their way a little.

The Bosnia team tired though Ali Karimi scored from a cross in the 80th minute before Daei completed the scoring in the final minute.