Australia v Iran, 29 November 1997
| Score | 2-2 |
| Referee | Sandor Puhl |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Play-off Asia / Oceania |
| Venue | Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
| Attendance | 85,022 |
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Australia
Manager: Terry Venables
Goals:
| Harry Kewell | 32 |
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| Aurelio Vidmar | 48 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Mark Bosnich
Defender
Craig Moore
Centre back
Ned Zelic
Midfielder
Stan Lazaridis
Midfielder
Robbie Slater
Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kewell
Forward
Mark Viduka
Substitutions:
| Ernie Tapai for Aurelio Vidmar | 81 |
| Tony Vidmar for Robbie Slater | 81 |
| Graham Arnold for Craig Moore | 83 |
Cards:
| Harry Kewell | Y |
2
Iran
Manager: Tomislav Ivic
Goals:
| Karim Bagheri | 77 |
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| Khodadad Azizi | 80 |
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Starting lineup:
Ahmadreza Abedzadeh
Goalkeeper
Mohamed Khakpour
Defender
Mehdi Pashazadeh
Defender
Naeim Sadavi
Defender
Karim Bagheri
Midfielder
(captain)
Hamid Estili
Midfielder
Khodadad Azizi
Forward
Ali Daei
Forward
Mehdi Mahdavikia
Forward
Reza Shahroudi
Forward
Substitutions:
| Alireza Mansourian for Reza Shahroudi | 52 |
| Ebrahim Seyed Tahami for Naeim Sadavi | 75 |
| Ali Ostad-Asadi for Ebrahim Seyed Tahami | 89 |
Cards:
| Khodadad Azizi | Y | |
| Mehdi Mahdavikia | Y | |
| Ebrahim Seyed Tahami | Y | |
| Mohamed Khakpour | Y |