Iran v Kuwait, 22 June 2008
| Score | 2-0 to Iran |
| Referee | Sun Baojie |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 3rd round group 5 |
| Venue | Azadi Stadium, Tehran |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
View Iran v Kuwait head to head
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Iran
Manager: DAEI Ali
Goals:
| Javad Nekounam | 16 |
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| Gholamreza Rezaei | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Mehdi Rahmati
Defender
Hadi Aghily
Defender
Jalal Hosseini
Defender
Sattar Zare
Midfielder
Hossein Kaebi
Midfielder
Javad Nekounam
(captain)
Midfielder
Gholamreza Rezaei
Midfielder
Ebrahim Sadeghi
Midfielder
Andranik Teymourian
Midfielder
Fereydoon Zandi
Forward
Milad Midavoodi
Substitutions:
| Mageed Gholamnejhad for Ebrahim Sadeghi | 60 |
| Mohammad Reza Khalatbari for Milad Midavoodi | 79 |
| Mojtaba Shiri for Fereydoon Zandi | 90 |
Cards:
| Hossein Kaebi | 58 | Y |
| Javad Nekounam | 61 | Y |
On the bench:
Defender
Mohamad Nosrati
Defender
Mojtaba Shiri
Midfielder
Mohsen Bengar
Midfielder
Mageed Gholamnejhad
Midfielder/Forward
Mohammad Reza Khalatbari
0
Kuwait
Manager: IBRAHIM Mohammed
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Nawaf Al Khaldi
Goalkeeper
(captain)
Hussain Hakem
Defender
Ali Maqseed
Defender
Mohammed Rashed
Defender
Jarah Al Ateeqi
Midfielder
Saleh Al Sheikh
Midfielder
Adel Humoud
Midfielder
Aziz Mashaan
Midfielder
Khaled Matar
Midfielder
Mesaed Neda
Midfielder
Ahmad Al Azemi
Forward
Substitutions:
| Ahmad Al Eidan for Ahmad Al Azemi | 45 |
| Fahad Al Rashidi for Adel Humoud | 64 |
| Mashari Al Azmi for Khaled Matar | 69 |
Cards:
| Hussain Hakem | 41 | Y |
| Adel Humoud | 48 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ahmad Abdelghafour
Goalkeeper
Hameed Youssef
Defender
Ahmad Al Eidan
Defender
Hussein Hakem
Midfielder
Mashari Al Azmi
Forward
Fahad Al Rashidi