Iran v Hong Kong, 03 June 2021
| Score | 3-1 to Iran |
| Referee | Adham Makhadmeh |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia group C |
| Venue | Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad |
View Iran v Hong Kong head to head
Kick-off: 5.30pm local
Played in Arad, Bahrain due to COVID-19 restrictions.
This game was due to be played on 31 March 2020 but FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) decided that all the Asian FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 qualifiers due to be played during this international break could be postponed. This was due to the outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus).
Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions.
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Iran
Manager: Dragan Skočić
Goals:
| Ali Gholizadeh | 23 |
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| Vahid Amiri | 61 |
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| Karim Ansarifard | 84 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Alireza Beiranvand
Defender
Hossein Kanani
Defender
Shoja Khalilazadeh
Defender
Sadegh Moharrami
Defender/Midfielder
Vahid Amiri
Midfielder
Saeid Ezatolahi
Midfielder
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
(captain)
Midfielder
Ahmad Nourollahi
Midfielder/Forward
Ali Gholizadeh
Forward
Sardar Azmoun
Forward
Mehdi Taremi
Substitutions:
| Saman Ghoddos for Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 58 |
| Milad Mohammadi for Saeid Ezatolahi | 58 |
| Kaveh Rezaei for Sardar Azmoun | 69 |
| Mehdi Torabi for Mehdi Taremi | 69 |
| Karim Ansarifard for Ali Gholizadeh | 80 |
Cards:
| Mehdi Torabi | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Amir Abedzadeh
Goalkeeper
Payam Niazmand
Defender
Majid Hosseini
Defender
Milad Mohammadi
Defender/Midfielder
Ehsan Hajsafi
Defender/Midfielder
Mehdi Torabi
Midfielder
Danial Esmaeilifar
Midfielder
Simak Nemati
Midfielder/Forward
Karim Ansarifard
Midfielder/Forward
Mehdi Ghayedi
Midfielder/Forward
Saman Ghoddos
Forward
Kaveh Rezaei
1
Hong Kong
Manager: Mixu Paatelainen
Goals:
| CHENG Siu Kwan | 85 |
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Starting lineup:
YAPP Hung Fai
Goalkeeper
Hélio
Defender
FUNG Hing Wa
Defender
TONG Kin Man
Defender
LEUNG Kwun Chung
Defender
TSUI Wang Kit
Defender
Diego Eli
Defender/Midfielder
SUN Ming Him
Defender/Midfielder
CHAN Shinichi
Defender/Midfielder
HUANG Yang
Midfielder
(captain)
Matthew Orr
Forward
Substitutions:
| CHUNG Wai Keung for TSUI Wang Kit | 46 |
| WONG Wai for LEUNG Kwun Chung | 70 |
| NGAN Lok Fung for Diego Eli | 80 |
| CHENG Siu Kwan for CHENG Siu Kwan | 80 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
LEUNG Hing Kit
Goalkeeper
YUEN Ho Chun
Defender
Clayton
Defender
TSANG Kam To
Defender
YU Wai Lim
Defender/Midfielder
LAW Tsz Chun
Midfielder
NGAN Lok Fung
Midfielder/Forward
James Ha
Midfielder/Forward
WONG Wai
Forward
CHENG Siu Kwan
Forward
CHUNG Wai Keung