Their only goal is not to lose

Morocco are without a single defeat in their last 18 games, (official and friendly games), with an impresive record 14-4-0. They definitely worth to be in World Cup final stage, led by the quite capable H.Renard. Boutaib and Amrabat are well established in their attack, while in their last friendly game against Estonia (3-1 win), we saw the talented 21 years old Malaga's player En-Nesyri who entered in the second half and scored once.

Iran are a team who rarely lose, as they registered only two defeats in their last 6 games (official and friendly). Their manager for the past 7 years is Portuguese C.Quieroz and they will participate with him for the second time in a row in World Cup final stage. AZ's stricker A.Jahanbakhsh was Eredivisie's top scorer in the last season, Ansarifard, top scorer of Olympiakos in Greek League scored many times too. In Iran's attack there will be Ghoddos and S.Azmoun, quite capable scorers too.

Both teams have great coaches, while their performance at the qualifiers was excellent and is fair enough for them to be in Russian fields for the final stage of the World Cup. Unfortunately luck wasn't on their side, since their draw in a group with Spain and Portugal gives them virtually no chances for qualification. A defeat in this opening game is something that neither of the teams could afford, so my choice here would be the points sharing.