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[email protected] 2 MAY 2014 | No. 21 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 2014 Iran’s Appreance at FIFA World Cup ran have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on were scored by another of the tournament’s standout stars, Ifour occasions in 1978, 1998, 2006 and 2014. Peru’s Teofilo Cubillas, in the final match of the group. Iran may have never reached the second round of the The bright point came in between with a 1-1 draw against World Cup in three previous appearances but that does not Scotland that ensures the name ‘Iran’ still sends shivers mean Team Melli’s participation has been forgettable -- far through Scots of a certain age. The Tartan Army arrived from it. When the West Asians appear on the global stage, in Argentina in high spirits after being promised a place in they may leave fairly early but the stories remain for much the last four by coach Ally MacLeod.