Iran v Iraq, 15 June 2021
| Score | 1-0 to Iran |
| Referee | Ilgiz Tantashev |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia group C |
| Venue | Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad |
Kick-off: 7.30pm local
Played in Arad, Bahrain
Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions.
1
Iran
Manager: Dragan Skočić
Goals:
| Sardar Azmoun | 35 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Alireza Beiranvand
Defender
Hossein Kanaanizadegan
Defender
Shoja Khalilazadeh
Defender
Sadegh Moharrami
Defender/Midfielder
Ehsan Hajsafi
(captain)
Midfielder
Saeid Ezatolahi
Midfielder
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder
Ahmad Nourollahi
Midfielder/Forward
Ali Gholizadeh
Forward
Sardar Azmoun
Forward
Mehdi Taremi
Substitutions:
| Milad Mohammadi for Saeid Ezatolahi | 69 |
| Milad Sarlak for Ehsan Hajsafi | 69 |
| Mehdi Ghayedi for Sardar Azmoun | 78 |
| Saman Ghoddos for Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 78 |
| Kaveh Rezaei for Ali Gholizadeh | 90 |
Cards:
| Ahmad Nourollahi | 9 | Y |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 42 | Y |
| Sadegh Moharrami | 53 | Y |
| Sardar Azmoun | 77 | Y |
| Mehdi Taremi | 82 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Amir Abedzadeh
Goalkeeper
Payam Niazmand
Defender
Majid Hosseini
Defender
Milad Mohammadi
Defender
Morteza Pouraliganji
Defender/Midfielder
Mehdi Torabi
Midfielder
Jafar Salmani
Midfielder
Milad Sarlak
Midfielder/Forward
Karim Ansarifard
Midfielder/Forward
Mehdi Ghayedi
Midfielder/Forward
Saman Ghoddos
Forward
Kaveh Rezaei
0
Iraq
Manager: Srečko Katanec
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Jalal Hassan
Goalkeeper
(captain)
Ahmad Ibrahim
Defender
Maytham Jabbar
Defender
Ali Adnan
Defender/Midfielder
Alaa Ali Mhawi
Defender/Midfielder
Suad Natiq
Defender/Midfielder
Safaa Hadi
Midfielder
Bashar Resan
Midfielder
Humam Tareq
Midfielder
Amjad Attwan
Midfielder/Forward
Meme
Forward
Substitutions:
| Aymen Hussein for Meme | 59 |
| Ibrahim Bayesh for Humam Tareq | 68 |
| Sherko Kareem for Suad Natiq | 86 |
| Mohammed Qasim for Bashar Resan | 86 |
Cards:
| Humam Tareq | 12 | Y |
| Suad Natiq | 47 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ahmed Basil
Goalkeeper
Fahadi Talib
Defender
Karrar Amer
Defender
Dhurgham Ismail
Defender/Forward
Sherko Kareem
Defender/Midfielder
Hussein Ali
Defender/Midfielder
Mustafa Mohammed
Midfielder/Forward
Ibrahim Bayesh
Midfielder/Forward
Mohammed Qasim
Midfielder/Forward
Alaa Abdul Zahrah
Forward
Mohammed Dawood
Forward
Aymen Hussein