Iran won its 2006 World Cup qualifying match against North Korea today, sealing it´s position in first place in the Evil* Region. But what would a clash of evil nations be without violence?

*Evil refers to the respective governments, not the people of course.

Iran triumph sparks ugly reaction

Iran overpowered North Korea 2-0 on Wednesday in a spiteful Asian World Cup qualifier that saw the match officials marooned on the pitch for 20 minutes after the final whistle.

Referee Mohammed Kousa had refused to award the Koreans a late penalty and was surrounded by angry players while fans threw bottles and other missiles.

The missiles, luckliy, were not of the long-range kind that could hit the U.S.