Iran v Afghanistan, 29 August 2025
| Score | 3-1 to Iran |
| Referee | Sanzhar Zhakypbekov |
| Competition | CAFA Nations Cup Group B |
| Venue | Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor |
| Attendance | 4,520 |
View Iran v Afghanistan head to head
Kick-off: 5.00pm local
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Iran
Manager: Amir Ghalehnoy
Goals:
| Majid Aliyari | 26 |
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| Amir Hosseinzadeh | 36 |
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| Majid Aliyari | 64 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Payam Niazmand
Defender
Aref Aghasi
Defender
Ali Nemati
Defender
Aria Yousefi
Defender/Midfielder
Rouzbeh Cheshmi
(captain)
Defender/Midfielder
Mahdi Hashemnezhad
Defender/Midfielder
Omid Noorafkan
Midfielder
Mehran Ahmadi
Midfielder/Forward
Amir Hosseinzadeh
Forward
Ali Alipour
Forward
Majid Aliyari
Substitutions:
| Alireza Koushki for Ali Alipour | 62 |
| Mohammad Naderi for Omid Noorafkan | 62 |
| Ramin Rezaeian for Aria Yousefi | 62 |
| Mohammad Khodabandelou for Mehran Ahmadi | 77 |
| Mehdi Tikdari for Mahdi Hashemnezhad | 77 |
| Mehdi Taremi for Amir Hosseinzadeh | 90 |
Cards:
| Aria Yousefi | 60 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ahmad Gohari
Goalkeeper
Nima Mirzazad
Defender
Hossein Kanani
Defender
Mohammad Naderi
Defender
Mehdi Tikdari
Defender/Midfielder
Amin Hazbavi
Defender/Midfielder
Ramin Rezaeian
Midfielder
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder
Mohammad Khodabandelou
Midfielder
Alireza Koushki
Forward
Mehdi Taremi
Comments:
Iran named 11 of a possible 12 substitutes.
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Afghanistan
Manager: Vincenzo Annese
Goals:
| Omid Musawi | 21 |
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Starting lineup:
Faisal Hamidi
Goalkeeper
Amid Arezou
Defender
Mosawer Ahadi
Defender/Midfielder
Sharif Mukhammad
Defender/Midfielder
(captain)
Zelfy Nazary
Defender/Midfielder
Taufee Skandari
Defender/Midfielder
Maz Kouhyar
Midfielder
Elias Mansour
Midfielder
Rahmat Akbari
Midfielder/Forward
Omid Musawi
Midfielder/Forward
Naeem Rahimi
Forward
Substitutions:
| Ali Reza Panahi for Rahmat Akbari | 39 |
| Thomas Safari for Mosawer Ahadi | 46 |
| Sayed Fatemi for Thomas Safari | 66 |
| Yama Sherzad for Taufee Skandari | 66 |
| Hossein Zamani for Omid Musawi | 82 |
Cards:
| Sharif Mukhammad | 90+6 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Eisa Azizi
Goalkeeper
Keyvan Mottaghian
Defender
Mahboob Hanifi
Defender
Roholla Iqbalzadeh
Defender
Thomas Safari
Midfielder
Said Aref
Midfielder
Ali Reza Panahi
Midfielder
Yama Sherzad
Midfielder/Forward
Sayed Fatemi
Midfielder/Forward
Hossein Zamani
Forward
Balal Arezou
Forward
Habib Hotak