Iran v China PR, 17 October 1997
| Score | 4-1 to Iran |
| Referee | Ahmad Nabil Ayad |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 2nd round |
| Venue | Tehran |
| Attendance | 100,000 |
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Iran
Manager: Mohammad Mayeli Kohan
Goals:
| Alireza Mansourian | 3 |
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| Ali Asghar Modir Rousta | 44 |
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| Karim Bagheri | 64 |
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| Ali Daei | 68 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Ahmadreza Abedzadeh
Defender
Mohamed Khakpour
Defender
Ali Ostad-Asadi
Defender
Afshin Peyravani
Midfielder
Karim Bagheri
Midfielder
Hamid Estili
Midfielder
Alireza Mansourian
Forward
Ali Daei
Forward
Mehdi Mahdavikia
Forward
Reza Shahroudi
Substitutions:
| Khodadad Azizi for Ali Asghar Modir Rousta | 70 |
| Mehrdad Minavand for Reza Shahroudi | 78 |
| Farhad Majidi for Hamid Estili | 85 |
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China PR
Manager: Qi Wusheng
Goals:
| MAO Yi Jun | 86 |
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Substitutions:
| Jin Jiang for Xia Yao | 70 |
| PENG Wei Guo for MA Ming yu | 78 |
| SUI Dong Liang for LI Tie | 85 |