Iran v Syria, 13 June 1997
| Score | 2-2 |
| Referee | Mohamed Nazri Abdullah |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 1st round group 3 |
| Venue | Azadi Stadium, Tehran |
| Attendance | 100,000 |
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Iran
Manager: Mohammad Mayeli Kohan
Goals:
| Reza Shahroudi | 10 |
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| Alireza Mansourian | 29 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Ahmadreza Abedzadeh
Defender
Yahya Golmohammadi
Defender
Mohamed Khakpour
Defender
Ali Ostad-Asadi
Midfielder
Hamid Estili
Midfielder
Alireza Mansourian
Forward
Khodadad Azizi
Forward
Mehdi Mahdavikia
Forward
Reza Shahroudi
Substitutions:
| Ali Daei for Mohsen Garousi | 40 |
| Farhad Majidi for Alireza Mansourian | 79 |
| Mehrdad Minavand for Hamid Estili | 85 |
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Syria
Manager: Yury Cornin
Goals:
| Nihad Boshi | 12 |
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| Al Said Bayazid | 40 |
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Starting lineup:
Tarek Al Jabban
Defender
Substitutions:
| Aref Agha for Al Said Bayazid | 51 |
| Ammar Rihawi for Ali Cheikh Dib | 78 |
| Redwan Abrash for Nader Jokhadar | 87 |