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    2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round
    Iran
    Iran

    Iran

    7-2-1, 23 PTS
    2Winner Icon Iran
    UAE
    United Arab Emirates

    United Arab Emirates

    3-1-3, 10 PTS
    0
    • Sardar Azmoun - 45'+27'
    • Mohammad Mohebbi - 70'
    • Summary
    • Report
    • Statistics
    • Line-Ups

    Match Formations

    • 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

    Game Information

    Azadi Stadium
    12:00 PM, March 20, 2025
    Tehran, Iran
    Attendance: 20,469
    • Referees:
    • Ko Hyung-Jin

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    Match Timeline

    IranIran
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
    • 45+27
    • 60
    • 64
    • 67
    • 68
    • 70
    • 76
    • 77
    • 77
    • 85
    • 90
    • 90+7
    Betting Results
    Odds byESPN BET
    OpenMLTotalSpread
    IranIranIRN
    (7-2-1)
    (7-2-1, 23 pts)
    -230
    ML
    win outcome
    -225
    o2.5
    -105
    win outcome
    -1.5
    +125
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesUAE
    (3-1-3)
    (3-1-3, 10 pts)
    u2.5
    +115
    +550
    win outcome
    u2.5
    -130
    +1.5
    -175
    DrawDrawDraw
    +325
    Draw
    +325
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    FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

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