Another, @kcs9618, said: "I felt awful when seeing the Iranian players running around the stadium with their flag. But it felt even more awful seeing South Koreans throwing bottles towards them."
It emerged after that South Korea had also qualified as Uzbekistan, despite beating Qatar, 5-1, just missed out on goal difference. The Uzbeks will now face Jordan, a 1-0 victor over Oman thanks to Ahmad Ibrahim’s 57th-minute goal, in a playoff.
Australia left it late before substitute striker Josh Kennedy earned a 1-0 win over Iraq in Sydney, enough to take the Socceroos through to their third successive World Cup.
"I’m sorry it wasn’t pretty, but we beat them... Let’s look at the positives tonight -- we’re going to Brazil!" said captain Lucas Neill.
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