Saransk (Russia) June 26 (IANS) Iran held Portugal 1-1 in their final Group B match here on Monday but couldn t stop the reigning European champions from entering the FIFA World Cup pre-quarterfinals.
Ricardo Quaresma gave Portugal the lead in the 45th minute but Iran found the equaliser through a penalty conversion from Karim Ansarifard in the 90+3rd minute.
Following the draw at the Mordovia Arena Iran are third on the table with four points while Portugal are second with five points -- same as Spain but the latter side is ahead on the basis of scoring more goals during the group stage matches. Morocco are fourth with one point.

--IANS pur/pgh/