Iran's failure to qualify for South Africa 2010 was arguably the biggest shock on the Asian continent with Team Melli facing a period of rebuilding.
Korea DPR's historic FIFA World Cup qualification and Iran's surprise failure to reach the world stage has been the focus in Asian media this week.
Brazil took seven points from a possible nine to win Group G, while Portugal went through as their runners-up, one point clear of Côte d’Ivoire.
