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 |
View China PR v Iran head to head
Goals:
| FAN Zhi Yi | penalty | 43 |
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| Ming Li | 54 |
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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:
Goalkeeper
Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh
Defender
Mohamed Khakpour
Midfielder
Karim Bagheri
Midfielder
Hamid Reza Estili
Midfielder
Ali Reza Mansourian
Midfielder
Mehrdad Minavand
Forward
Khodadad Azizi
Forward
Ali Daei
Forward
Mehdi Mahdavikia
Substitutions:
| FENG Gao for YU Gen Wei | 66 |
| SUI Dong Liang for Bing Li | 66 |
| LI Jin Yu for Xia Yao | 70 |
Substitutions:
| Mehrdad Minavand for | 66 |
| Ali Asghar Modir Rousta for Khodadad Azizi | 66 |
| Mohsen Garousi for Ali Reza Mansourian | 70 |