World Cup 2018: Best and worst players as Spain beat Iran

#2 Worst - Jordi Alba (Spain)

Jordi Alba disappointed

After a good game against Portugal, Spain needed another solid outing from their experienced left back. But Alba looked out of sorts from the word go and was not able to offer anything to his side.

Defensively, he was caught out by Taremi in the opening stages and offensively Alba could not make his overlapping runs due to a deep-lying Iranian defence. With Lucas Vazquez struggling on the right, Spain needed Alba to fire, but the Barcelona man was just not up to the task.

He lost possession in good areas on numerous occasions, and also couldn't create anything from deep or when in a good position. In a game where defensive responsibilities on him were little, Alba failed to make his mark on the other side of the pitch.