Ronaldo has now missed six of his last 14 penalty kicks, but he wasn’t the only big star to miss one in this tournament. Argentina forward Lionel Messi also was denied in his team’s opening draw against Iceland.

Three minutes deep into injury time, Iran got a surprise equalizer, again on a video-reviewed penalty. Sardar Azmoun knocked a ball down with his head, and it struck the arm of Cedric Soares. This type of incidental contact is almost never called a penalty, but this time it was. Karim Ansarifard put the penalty in the top of the net, and the score was tied at 1-1.

Iran was still on its way out of the World Cup, but one more improbable goal in the last seconds would have changed that. And with 95 minutes gone, Mehdi Taremi got the ball in the box, but he put it in the side netting. Portugal survived.

Because Spain tied its game against Morocco by 2-2, it won the group on goals scored and earned a round of 16 a game with host Russia. Portugal will have to play Luis Suarez, Edinson Cavani and a tough Uruguay squad in the next round instead.

[Here’s what happened in the other Group B game, Spain vs. Morocco]

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Here’s how Portugal and Iran tied:

FULL TIME: Portugal 1, Iran 1

Portugal advanced to the second round of the World Cup after a 1-1 draw with Iran in Saransk on Monday. Iran got a late equalizer after a borderline penalty call on review, but couldn’t find one more goal in the last minutes.