Iran v UAE

2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

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

12:00 PM, March 20, 2025

Tehran, Iran

Attendance: 20,469

Referees:
Ko Hyung-Jin

Iran on the verge of World Cup qualification after UAE win

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Iran

United Arab Emirates

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

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IranIranIRN

(7-2-1)

(7-2-1, 23 pts)

-230

-225

o2.5

-105

-1.5

+125

United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesUAE

(3-1-3)

(3-1-3, 10 pts)

u2.5

+115

+550

u2.5

-130

+1.5

-175

DrawDrawDraw

+325

Draw

+325

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Qatar	0	0	0	0	0	0
United Arab Emirates	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oman	0	0	0	0	0	0

Team		W		L

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