📸 Bum stops Iran taking the lead! It was a 200 IQ free-kick trick

In the second group-stage match between Belgium and Iran, the underdogs had already started celebrating. Only the assistant referee’s flag brought the festivities to an abrupt end. 

This free-kick routine without a happy ending definitely would have deserved wild celebrations. A 200 IQ free kick from Haji Safi ultimately went unrewarded. 

Instead of simply smashing it from a central position 25 meters in front of the Belgian goal, the free-kick taker played in his striker Mehdi Taremi, who had broken away from the defenders at the height of the wall and coolly slotted it home. The Belgians were completely caught on the wrong foot. 

But the goal didn’t count. Taremi was offside by a matter of centimeters with his backside. Looks like the gluteus maximus had been trained a little too often. 

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.