Iran v UAE

2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

IR IranIranIRN

7-2-1, 23 PTS

United Arab EmiratesUAEUAE

3-1-3, 10 PTS

Sardar Azmoun - 45'+27'

Mohammad Mohebbi - 70'

1
Beiranvand
5
Mohammadi
4
Khalilzadeh
13
Kanani
2
Hardani
14
Ghoddos
15
Cheshmi
8
Mohebbi
10
Ghayedi
7
Jahanbakhsh
20
Azmoun

No.Name
1Alireza Beiranvand
4Shoja Khalilzadeh
13Hossein Kanani
5Milad Mohammadi
2Saleh Hardani
10Mehdi Ghayedi 16Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh
14Saman Ghoddos 17Seyed Mohammad Karimi
15Roozbeh Cheshmi
20Sardar Azmoun 18Ali Alipour
8Mohammad Mohebbi 19Ali Nemati
7Alireza Jahanbakhsh 11Ali Gholizadeh

Substitutes
3Mohammad Ghorbani
21Omid Norafkan
23Aria Yousefi
22Hossein Hosseini
6Mohammad Hosseinnezhad
12Payam Niazmand
9Mehdi Taremi

Azadi Stadium

4:00 PM, 20 March 2025

Tehran, Iran

Attendance: 20,469

Referees:
Ko Hyung-Jin

Iran on the verge of World Cup qualification after UAE win

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF IRAN BEATING THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 2-0 IN SOCCER WORLD CUP QUALIFYING

Mar 20, 2025, 10:03 pm - Reuters

IR Iran

United Arab Emirates

45+27
60
64
67
68
70
76
77
77
85
90
90+7

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Qatar	2	1	1	0	+1	4
United Arab Emirates	2	1	0	1	0	3
Oman	2	0	1	1	-1	1

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Iran v UAE

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Iran on the verge of World Cup qualification after UAE win

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FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

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FAS president Forrest Li pledges full support, patience to new Lions coach Gavin Lee

Singapore appoint Gavin Lee as permanent head coach

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