FIFA World Cup Qualification 2026 AFC 3, matchday 7 · Thursday 20 March 2025, 16:00
Iran
2 - 0
UAE
Goals and cards
- 45+7' Goal: Sardar Azmoun (assist Saman Ghoddos)
- 60' Yellow card: Harib Suhail
- 64' Yellow card: Mohammad Mohebi
- 70' Goal: Mohammad Mohebi
Iran on the left, UAE on the right. An own goal is listed under the scorer's own side.
Line-ups
Iran
- Alireza Beiranvand
- Milad Mohammadi
- Roozbeh Cheshmi
- Shoja Khalilzadeh
- Hossein Kanaani
- Saleh Hardani
- Saman Ghoddos (off 76')
- Alireza Jahanbakhsh (off 90')
- Sardar Azmoun (off 90')
- Mohammad Mohebi (off 90')
- Mehdi Ghayedi (off 77')
Substitutes used
- Seyed Mohammad Karimi (on 76')
- Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (on 77')
- Ali Gholizadeh (on 90')
- Ali Nemati (on 90')
- Ali Alipour (on 90')
Unused: Mehdi Taremi, Payam Niazmand, Seyed Hossein Hosseini, Arya Yousefi, Mohammad Ghorbani, Omid Noorafkan, Mohammadjavad Hosseinnejad
UAE
- Khalid Eisa
- Kouame Autonne Kouadio
- Lucas Pimenta
- Khalifa Al-Hammadi (off 68')
- Khaled Ebraheim
- MacKenzie Hunt (off 77')
- Abdalla Ramadan
- Yahya Nader (off 85')
- Yahya Al-Ghassani (off 67')
- Caio Lucas (off 85')
- Harib Suhail
Substitutes used
- Jonatas Santos (on 67')
- Fábio Lima (on 68')
- Sultan Adil (on 77')
- Caio Canedo (on 85')
- Issam Faiz (on 85')
Unused: Ali Khaseif, Bruno, Hamad Al-Meqbaali, Ala Zhir, Tahnoon Al-Zaabi, Abdulla Idrees, Mohamed Omar Al Attas
Match stats
| Iran | Stat | UAE |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 4 | Corners | 1 |
| 12 | Fouls | 8 |
| 6 | Offsides | 1 |
| 56% | Possession | 44% |
| 4 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 15 | Total shots | 6 |
From the match data on My Football Facts.