It was Iran’s third successive loss after losing to Croatia and Paraguay.
The South American side relied on solid goalkeeping—hummel Player of the Match Agustina Modernell stopped 15 balls for a 54% saving efficiency, and Viviana Hergatacorzian, who replaced her during the second half, added six more saves. In addition to that, Uruguay scored 27 goals, its biggest number at the current tournament, as left back Camila Bianco stood out with her five goals.
In their previous World Championships, at Spain 2021 and Denmark/Norway/Sweden 2023, Iran finished 31st. With a win in its last match on Wednesday, the Asian side will have the same ranking.