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FIFA World Cup 2018: Spain, Portugal survive to reach knockout stages

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Spain's Sergio Ramos, right falls, losing his shoe after a tackle by Morocco's Noureddine Amrabat, left, during the group B match between Spain and Morocco at the 2018 FIFA World Cup at the Kaliningrad Stadium in Kaliningrad, Russia. (Photo | AP)
Spain's Sergio Ramos, right falls, losing his shoe after a tackle by Morocco's Noureddine Amrabat, left, during the group B match between Spain and Morocco at the 2018 FIFA World Cup at the Kaliningrad Stadium in Kaliningrad, Russia. (Photo | AP)
Spain's Iago Aspas, center, argues with Morocco's Faycal Fajr, left, during the group B match between Spain and Morocco. (Photo | AP)
Spain's Isco, third left, scores his side's opening goal during the group B match between Spain and Morocco at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. (Photo | AP)
Spain got the winning point when Iago Aspas flicked in a Dani Alves cross in stoppage time. Officials first called it offside but counted the goal after reviewing it. Moroccan players were furious with the decision. (Photo | AP)
Spain head coach Fernando Hierro, right, breaks up his player from an argument that broke out after the group B match between Spain and Morocco. Russia plays Spain next. (Photo | AP)
Iran almost knocked out Portugal with penalty kick and a near-miss, both in injury time, but the 1-1 draw was enough for the European champions to advance. They finished second since Spain scored one more goal in the group. (Photo | AP)
Iran's Saeid Ezatolahi front, falls as he is tackled by Portugal's Ricardo Quaresma during the group B match between Iran and Portugal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup at the Mordovia Arena in Saransk, Russia. (Photo | AP)
Iran's Karim Ansarifard, bottom, celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side's first goal during the group B match between Iran and Portugal. (Photo | AP)
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, collides with Iran's Alireza Jahanbakhsh during the group B match between Iran and Portugal. (Photo | AP)
Referee Enrique Caceres, left, gives a yellow card to Iran's Ehsan Haji Safi, center right, during the group B match between Iran and Portugal. (Photo | AP)
Iran goalkeeper Ali Beiranvand reacts at the end of the group B match between Iran and Portugal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup at the Mordovia Arena in Saransk, Russia. (Photo | AP)
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