Iranians celebrated on the streets of Tehran despite losing 1-0 to Argentina at the World Cup [Video & Pictures]

Iranians celebrated on the streets of Tehran despite losing 1-0 to Argentina at the World Cup [Video & Pictures]

It is rare to see a loss celebrated this much in football, the Iranian fans took to the streets to celebrate the hardworking display of their national team against Argentina at the World Cup.

A brilliant curler golazo by Lionel Messi in the 92nd minute beat the Iranians as they were on the verge of creating history if the match had ended 0-0.

Despite the loss, fans all over the World admired the performance of Iran and their fans back home in Tehran celebrated the loss as if it were a win.

See the video of the Iranians celebrating and more pictures below: