Iran v United Arab Emirates, 20 March 2025
| Score | 2-0 to Iran |
| Referee | KO Hyung-jin |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 3rd round group A |
| Venue | Azadi Stadium, Tehran |
| Attendance | 20,469 |
View Iran v United Arab Emirates head to head
Kick-off: 7.30pm local
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After 11 minutes of the first-half, play was suspended for 30 minutes due to a floodlight failure.
2
Iran
Manager: Amir Ghalehnoy
Goals:
| Sardar Azmoun | 42 |
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| Mohammad Mohebbi | 70 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Alireza Beiranvand
Defender
Hossein Kanani
Defender
Shoja Khalilazadeh
Defender
Milad Mohammadi
Defender/Midfielder
Rouzbeh Cheshmi
Defender/Midfielder
Saleh Hardani
Midfielder
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
(captain)
Midfielder/Forward
Mehdi Ghayedi
Midfielder/Forward
Saman Ghoddos
Midfielder/Forward
Mohammad Mohebbi
Forward
Sardar Azmoun
Substitutions:
| Mohammad Karimi for Saman Ghoddos | 76 |
| Amir Hosseinzadeh for Mehdi Ghayedi | 77 |
| Ali Alipour for Sardar Azmoun | 90 |
| Ali Gholizadeh for Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 90 |
| Ali Nemati for Mohammad Mohebbi | 90+7 |
Cards:
| Mohammad Mohebbi | 64 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Hossein Hosseini
Goalkeeper
Payam Niazmand
Defender
Ali Nemati
Defender
Aria Yousefi
Defender/Midfielder
Omid Noorafkan
Midfielder
Mohammad Ghorbani
Midfielder
Javad Hosseinnejad
Midfielder
Amir Hosseinzadeh
Midfielder
Mohammad Karimi
Midfielder/Forward
Ali Gholizadeh
Forward
Ali Alipour
Forward
Mehdi Taremi
0
United Arab Emirates
Manager: Paulo Bento
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Khalid Eisa
Goalkeeper
(captain)
Khaled Al Dhanhani
Defender
Khalifa Al Hammadi
Defender
Kouame Kouadio
Defender
Lucas Pimenta
Defender
Harib Suhail
Defender/Midfielder
Mackenzie Hunt
Midfielder
Yahia Nader
Midfielder
Abdalla Ramadan
Midfielder
Caio Lucas
Midfielder/Forward
Yahya Al Ghassani
Forward
Substitutions:
| Jonatas Santos for Yahya Al Ghassani | 67 |
| Fábio Lima for Khalifa Al Hammadi | 68 |
| Sultan Adill for Mackenzie Hunt | 77 |
| Caio Canedo for Caio Lucas | 85 |
| Issam Faiz for Yahia Nader | 85 |
Cards:
| Harib Suhail | 60 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Hamed Al Meqebaali
Goalkeeper
Ali Khaseif
Defender
Mohamad Al Attas
Defender
Abdulla Idrees
Defender
Alaa Eddine Zhir
Midfielder
Tahnoon Al Zaabi
Midfielder
Fábio Lima
Midfielder
Issam Faiz
Midfielder/Forward
Sultan Adill
Midfielder/Forward
Bruno
Midfielder/Forward
Jonatas Santos
Forward
Caio Canedo