And with the rest of the G20 not in a position to play the kind of hard ball with France and Germany that Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Nicolas Sarkozy played with the Greek prime minister on Wednesday night.

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Given its testy relationship with the other Gulf states, Iran has a hard time persuading them to play ball over smuggling.

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But if we play at a high tempo, pass the ball quickly and work hard, they won't be able to get near us and it will be an easy night.

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