Iran v Kuwait, 21 December 1996
| Score | 1-1 :: penalties 3-2 to Iran |
| Competition | AFC Asian Cup 3rd place |
| Venue | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| Attendance | 45,000 |
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Iran
Manager: Mohammad Mayeli Kohan
Goals:
| Ali Daei | 40 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Ahmadreza Abedzadeh
Defender
Mohamed Khakpour
Defender
Ali Ostad-Asadi
Midfielder
Karim Bagheri
Midfielder
Alireza Mansourian
Midfielder
Mehrdad Minavand
Forward
Khodadad Azizi
Forward
Ali Daei
Substitutions:
| Seyed Ali Mousavi for Khodadad Azizi | 77 |
| Mojtaba Moharrami for Mehrdad Minavand | 86 |
| Farshad Falahatzade for Ali Ostad-Asadi | 89 |
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Kuwait
Manager: Milan Macala
Goals:
| Jassem Al Houwaidi | 16 |
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Starting lineup:
Substitutions:
| Hani Al Saqer for Ayman Al Husaini | 24 |
| Sami Al Lenqaoui for Osama Husain Abdullah | 26 |
| Khaled Al Fadhli for Falah Al Majidi | 89 |