A great football game, a great and heartwarming result, what was expected from the Iranian national soccer team, Kanaani wrote on his Twitter account on Friday.
The heart of Iranians beat for the success and pride of Iranian national soccer team, Kanaani said, adding that "we are counting days to see a pleasant game and, God willing, another sweet result in the next game".
Iran national football team won the second match of World Cup against Wales 2-0.
The national Iranian men's football team managed to defeat Wales in their second match in Group B of the World Cup in Qatar on Friday.
The two goals of Iran were scored by Rouzbeh Cheshmi at minute 96 and Ramin Rezaeian at 98.
Wales lost their goalkeeper after he received a red card for a fault against attacking Mehdi Taremi.
Iran will next take on the US on Tuesday when a win would almost certainly see them advance to the knockout rounds for the first time in its history.
Iran lost to England 6-2 in its opener but the National Team dominated the match against Wales and won the game to stay its hope alive.
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