China PR v Iran, 13 September 1997
| Score | 4-2 to Iran |
| Referee | Hae Yong Park |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 2nd round |
| Venue | Dalian |
| Attendance | 40,000 |
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China PR
Manager: Qi Wusheng
Goals:
| FAN Zhi Yi | penalty | 43 |
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| Ming Li | 54 |
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Substitutions:
| FENG Gao for YU Gen Wei | 66 |
| SUI Dong Liang for Bing Li | 66 |
| LI Jin Yu for Xia Yao | 70 |
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Iran
Manager: Mohammad Mayeli Kohan
Goals:
| Karim Bagheri | penalty | 61 |
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| Mehdi Mahdavikia | 68 |
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| Mehdi Mahdavikia | 84 |
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| Ali Asghar Modir Rousta | 86 |
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Starting lineup:
Ahmadreza Abedzadeh
Goalkeeper
Mohamed Khakpour
Defender
Afshin Peyravani
Defender
Karim Bagheri
Midfielder
Hamid Estili
Midfielder
Alireza Mansourian
Midfielder
Mehrdad Minavand
Midfielder
Khodadad Azizi
Forward
Ali Daei
Forward
Mehdi Mahdavikia
Forward
Reza Shahroudi
Forward
Substitutions:
| Mehrdad Minavand for | 66 |
| Ali Asghar Modir Rousta for Khodadad Azizi | 66 |
| Mohsen Garousi for Alireza Mansourian | 70 |