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11:24, 16-Jun-2018
Six Chinese kids act as flag-bearers for Iran vs. Morocco match
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Iran faced Morocco in their opening match of Group B on Friday. Morocco's Bouhaddouz own goal in 95th minute gives Iran 1-0 win in Group B.
Before that, in addition to the players from the two teams and tens of thousands of passionate fans, there were six other figures who came from China to be present at this event.
The six Chinese children headed to St. Petersburg early Friday morning for their most important task of the day. The kids, who come from a poverty-stricken county in Guizhou Province, will serve as the flag-bearers prior to the match between Iran and Morocco.
After six-hour-training, they walk into the field, holding the FIFA flag. Earlier on the Thursday's opening match in Moscow, these Chinese flag-bearer have had such a presence, making their debut in a perfect way in World Cup history.
"Football is a team-work sport. I successfully finished my task today in cooperation with my partners. It's football which accompanies me to grow up," said Wang Changyu, one of the six Chinese flag-bearers.