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DOHA, Qatar - Iran beat Qatar 1-0 on Tuesday to revive its 2014 World Cup campaign and almost certainly dash the Qataris hopes of qualifying. After a sluggish first half, Iran dominated possession in the second and it paid off in the 66th minute when striker Rez Ghoochannejhad Nournia pounced on a deflection from midfielder Mojtaba Jabari and slotted home the winner. Nournia almost doubled Irans lead in the 81st but his effort was thwarted by Qatar goalkeeper Qasem Burhan. The victory left third-place Iran a point behind Uzbekistan and South Korea in Group A in the fight for one of the two automatic qualifying spots with two rounds left. Qatar was four points behind the leaders and three adrift of Iran but only has one match remaining. "This was a very good game, very intense and very close," Irans assistant coach Antonio Simoes said. "Overall, I think in the end Iran deserved this win." However, Simoes said there was little time for celebrating, with Iran knowing it must win its remaining two matches — against Lebanon and South Korea — to ensure it reaches Brazil. "Today was a very good victory but we are already thinking about our next match against Lebanon," he said. Qatar dominated the early possession and almost took the lead just after the half-hour mark when Khlafan Ibrahim slipped the ball into the path of Hasan Al Haydos, whose shot hit the crossbar of an open goal. A few minutes later, Abdelkarim Hassan dodged a defender just outside the area but fired his shot just wide for the 2022 World Cup hosts. Iran started pressing toward the end of the half and twice went close to scoring. Masoud Shojaeis free kick almost caught out Burhan, only for the goalkeeper to tip the ball to safety. The resulting corner gave Nournia the chance to send a header toward goal but Burhan was able to pull off an acrobatic save. Qatar coach Fahad Thani lamented the fact that his side couldnt convert its early chances and said the team struggled in the second half without its top scorer Sebastian Soria — who was suspended. "It was a tight game and we faced a well-organized team, a very strong team," Thani said. "We tried to control the game and we did in the first half. But we werent successful in scoring goals." Thani also contended Qatar should have had a penalty in stoppage time when captain Bilal Mohammed collided with an Iran player in the area. The match was played amid growing tensions between Iran and Qatar, with the two governments on opposing sides of the Syrian conflict. Iran backs the regime and Qatar the rebels. 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The 1.83-meter (6-foot) Leapai defeated the previously unbeaten Denis Boytsov in November to become the WBOs mandatory challenger.CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Indians are close to clinching the Central Division title, but are also trying to piece together their injury-riddled starting rotation to get them through the remainder of the regular season.That fact will be apparent Saturday in the second contest of their three-game series with the Chicago White Sox.The pitching matchup will be Cody Anderson (2-4, 6.24 ERA) for the Indians and Jose Quintana (12-11, 3.26) for the White Sox.Anderson is making a spot start in the Indians makeshift rotation. With Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar out with season-ending injuries, its created an opening in the No. 5 spot, which Anderson fills Saturday.We told him to treat as though hes a reliever coming into the game, manager Terry Francona said. We want him to try to impact the game for two or three innings, not try to go five or six.Anderson has started and relieved for the Indians and Triple-A Columbus this year. He began the season in the Indians rotation, but got off to a bad start and was demoted to Columbus.In eight starts for the Indians, he is 1/3 with a 7.65 ERA. In nine relief appearances, he is 1-1 with a 3.06 ERA. At Columbus, Anderson appeared in 13 games (six starts) and he was 0-2 with a 3.62 ERA.He has had success as a starter at the big league level. In 15 starts for the Indians in the second half of the 2015 season, Anderson was 7-3, 3.05 ERA.Anderson has also fared well against Chicago. In three appearances (two starts) against the White Sox this yeear he is 1-0 with a 1.dddddddddddd.80 ERA. In his career he has four appearances (three starts) versus Chicago and is 2-0 with a 1.66 ERA.Francona is reluctant to talk about the postseason until the Indians officially clinch the Central Division title -- their magic number for doing so is three -- but said he thinks his healthy pitchers, in the rotation and in the bullpen, are holding up well over a long seasons worth of work.Nobody looks like they are on fumes, Francona said. And a lot of these guys have never pitched in September, much less October.Quintana is 1-2 with a 2.60 ERA in four starts against the Indians this year. In 18 career appearances (16 starts) versus Cleveland he is 6-3, 2.58.The White Sox will likely play short-handed as center fielder Adam Eaton is expected to be unavailable. Eaton had to leave Fridays game in the sixth inning after running into the center field wall while making a catch on a fly ball hit by Roberto Perez.Eaton hit the wall running at top speed, and fell to the warning track on his back, but held onto to the ball. He remained on the track for several minutes and needed assistance walking off the field.Hes pretty banged up, White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. It knocked the air out of him. He hit his hip, and felt that his back locked up on him. His shoulder -- everything. Were going to get him checked out. ' ' '