Iran v Korea Republic, 16 October 2012
| Score | 1-0 to Iran |
| Referee | Malik Abdul Bashir |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 4th round group A |
| Venue | Azadi Stadium, Tehran |
| Attendance | 99,885 |
View Iran v Korea Republic head to head
Kick-off: 8.00pm local
1
Iran
Manager: Carlos Queiroz
Goals:
| Javad Nekounam | 75 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Mehdi Rahmati
Defender
Jalal Hosseini
Defender
Pejman Montazeri
Defender/Midfielder
Khosro Heydari
Defender/Midfielder
Mehrdad Pooladi
Midfielder
Javad Nekounam
(captain)
Midfielder
Mohammed Noori
Midfielder
Masoud Shojaei
Midfielder
Andranik Teymourian
Midfielder/Forward
Ashkan Dejagah
Forward
Reza Ghoochannejhad
Substitutions:
| Hossein Mahini for Mohammed Noori | 65 |
| Mohammad Reza Khalatbari for Reza Ghoochannejhad | 73 |
| Mazyar Zare for Andranik Teymourian | 89 |
Cards:
| Masoud Shojaei | 48 | Y |
| Mehrdad Pooladi | 53 | Y |
| Masoud Shojaei | 56 | Y |
| Masoud Shojaei | 56 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Rahman Ahmadi
Goalkeeper
Sousha Makani
Defender
Hossein Mahini
Defender
Mohamad Nosrati
Defender/Midfielder
Ehsan Hajsafi
Midfielder
Ali Karimi
Midfielder
Omid Nazari
Midfielder
Pezhman Nouri
Midfielder
Mazyar Zare
Midfielder/Forward
Karim Ansarifard
Midfielder/Forward
Mohammad Reza Khalatbari
Forward
Mohammad Ghazi
0
Korea Republic
Manager: Choi Kang-hee
Goals:
Starting lineup:
JUNG Sung-ryong
Goalkeeper
JUNG In-whan
Defender
YOON Suk-young
Defender
KWAK Tae-hwi
Defender
(captain)
OH Beom-seok
Midfielder
KIM Bo-kyung
Midfielder
PARK Jong-woo
Midfielder
KI Sung-yueng
Midfielder
PARK Chu-young
Forward
LEE Keun-ho
Forward
KIM Shin-wook
Forward
Substitutions:
| SON Heung-min for KIM Bo-kyung | 53 |
| LEE Chung-yong for LEE Keun-ho | 69 |
| HA Dae-sung for PARK Jong-woo | 77 |
Cards:
| PARK Jong-woo | 38 | Y |
| OH Beom-seok | 65 | Y |
| PARK Chu-young | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
KIM Jin-hyeon
Goalkeeper
KIM Young-kwang
Defender
SHIN Kwang-hoon
Defender/Midfielder
PARK Joo-ho
Defender/Midfielder
KIM Kee-hee
Midfielder
HA Dae-sung
Midfielder
KIM Jung-woo
Midfielder
LEE Seung-gi
Midfielder
NAM Tae-hee
Midfielder/Forward
LEE Chung-yong
Midfielder/Forward
SON Heung-min