Iran v Maldives, 11 June 1997
| Score | 9-0 to Iran |
| Referee | Mohamed Yahya Hassen Sanhoub |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 1st round group 2 |
| Venue | Arazi, Tehran |
| Attendance | 50,000 |
View Iran v Maldives head to head
Goals:
| Alireza Mansourian | 15 |
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| Karim Bagheri | 22 |
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| Ali Daei | 33 |
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| Mehdi Mahdavikia | 35 |
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| Karim Bagheri | 39 |
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| Ali Daei | 44 |
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| Alireza Mansourian | 45 |
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| Reza Shahroudi | 67 |
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| Khodadad Azizi | 89 |
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Goals:
Starting lineup:
Defender
Mohamed Khakpour
Defender
Ali Ostad-Asadi
Defender
Afshin Peyravani
Midfielder
Karim Bagheri
Midfielder
Hamid Estili
Midfielder
Alireza Mansourian
Forward
Khodadad Azizi
Forward
Ali Daei
Forward
Mehdi Mahdavikia
Forward
Reza Shahroudi
Substitutions:
| Samsoon Petrossyan for Mohamed Khakpour | 46 |
| Javid Shoukri for Karim Bagheri | 63 |
| Mohsen Garousi for | 67 |
Substitutions:
| Haleem Ahmed for Amir Mohamed Ahmed | 53 |
| Ghafoor Mausoon for Asif Ismail | 64 |
| Nashid Hassan for Manik Moosa | 73 |