Iran v Iraq, 05 December 1996
| Score | 2-1 to Iraq |
| Referee | Masayoshi Okada |
| Competition | AFC Asian Cup Group B |
| Venue | Bin Mohamed DUBAI |
| Attendance | 15,000 |
1
Iran
Manager: Mohammad Mayeli Kohan
Goals:
| Ali Daei | penalty | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Nima Nakisa
Defender
Mohamed Khakpour
Defender
Ali Ostad-Asadi
Midfielder
Karim Bagheri
Midfielder
Sirous Dinmohammadi
Midfielder
Hamid Estili
Forward
Khodadad Azizi
Forward
Ali Daei
Forward
Mehdi Mahdavikia
Substitutions:
| Alireza Mansourian for Sirous Dinmohammadi | 60 |
On the bench:
Midfielder
Alireza Mansourian
2
Iraq
Manager: Yahia Al-Ouhane
Goals:
| Husam Naji | 37 |
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| Khaled Sabbar | 69 |
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Starting lineup:
Radhi Souadi
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Khaled Sabbar for Ali Chanine | 50 |
| Jalil Agool Z for Emad Hassan | 84 |