Iran needed help to save their disaster World Cup. Instead they got more heartbreak

Team Mellis agonizing exit after other results failed to break their way is a moment of anguish that rises to the top of a football history full of themMehdi Taremi lay on the ground at Seattle Stadium staring at the heavens, devastated. The Iran team he captains had just finished a 1-1 draw with Egypt in their final World Cup group game - one where a win would have put them through to the knockout round for the first time in seven tournament appearances. Taremi had missed a penalty in Fridays c...