Iran v Japan, 25 March 2005
| Score | 2-1 to Iran |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup World Cup - AFC 3rd Round |
| Venue | Azadi Stadium, Tehran |
| Attendance | 110,000 |
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Goals:
| Vahid Hashemian | 13 |
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| Vahid Hashemian | 66 |
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Goals:
| Takashi Fukunishi | 33 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Ebrahim Mirzapour
Defender
Yahya Golmohammadi
Defender
Mohamad Nosrati
Defender
Rahman Rezaei
Midfielder
Hossein Kaebi
Midfielder
Ali Karimi
Midfielder
Javad Nekounam
Midfielder
Fereydoon Zandi
Forward
Ali Daei
Forward
Vahid Hashemian
Forward
Mehdi Mahdavikia
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Seigo Narazaki
Defender
Akira Kaji
Defender
Yuji Nakazawa
Defender/Centre back
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
Midfielder
Takashi Fukunishi
Midfielder
Atsuhiro Miura
Midfielder
Shunsuke Nakamura
Midfielder
Hidetoshi Nakata
Midfielder
Shinji Ono
Forward
Naohiro Takahara
Forward
Keiji Tamada
Substitutions:
| Moharam Navidkia for Ali Daei | 43 |
| Sayyed Mohammad Alavi for | 65 |
| Ali Reza Vahedi Nikbakht for | 78 |
Substitutions:
| Atsushi Yanagisawa for Keiji Tamada | 62 |
| Mitsuo Ogasawara for Shinji Ono | 79 |
| Masashi Oguro for Naohiro Takahara | 82 |
Cards:
| Mehdi Mahdavikia | Y | |
| Javad Nekounam | Y | |
| Ali Karimi | Y |
Cards:
| Shinji Ono | Y | |
| Takashi Fukunishi | Y |
On the bench:
Midfielder
Sayyed Mohammad Alavi
Midfielder
Moharam Navidkia
Midfielder
Ali Reza Vahedi Nikbakht