CNN - A goal from Dante Lopez gave Paraguay a
1-0 win over Macedonia to secure their victory in the four-nation tournament
in Iran.
Iran claimed third place earlier in the day with a 2-0 victory over fellow
World Cup qualifiers Togo.
Paraguay, who have qualified for the World Cup finals, went ahead in the
11th minute when Lopez netted Ignacio Paniagua's cross from the right, his
third goal of the tournament.
Lopez almost doubled the lead 10 minutes from time, scything through the
Macedonia defence before sliding a shot just right of the goal.
Iran's lackluster win slightly eased the pressure on Croatian coach Branko
Ivankovic who has been facing bitter criticism from Iranian media over
recent defeats.
Veteran captain Ali Daei, the world's leading international scorer with over
100 goals, scored a farcical penalty at the third attempt to give Iran the
lead in the 11th minute.
His first two attempts, the first of which was parried by keeper Tchagnirou
Ouronimini, were disallowed after players encroached into the box.
Daei finally got on to the scoreboard with a scorching strike into the
bottom left corner. Togo had their chances with some surging counter-attacks
but they conceded a second penalty after 58 minutes, with Hannover's Vahid
Hashemian comfortably converting the spot-kick.
