Iran uphold favourite´s tag against NKorea

TEHRAN (AFP) – Iran inflicted a 2-1 Asian zone 2010 World Cup qualifier defeat on North Korea at the Azadi stadium here on Wednesday. Iran went into this game with the psychological edge, having defeated the North Koreans twice in qualifying for the 2006 World Cup. Eintracht Frankfurt’s Mehdi Mahdavikia headed the hosts’ into a ninth minute lead when he picked up a pass from Iran side Esteghlal’s Mojtaba Jabbari from outside the penalty area.