Iran v United Arab Emirates, 23 January 2024
| Score | 2-1 to Iran |
| Referee | Ilgiz Tantashev |
| Competition | AFC Asian Cup Group C |
| Venue | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan |
| Attendance | 34,259 |
View Iran v United Arab Emirates head to head
Kick-off: 6.00pm local
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Iran
Manager: Amir Ghalehnoy
Goals:
| Mehdi Taremi | 26 |
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| Mehdi Taremi | 65 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Alireza Beiranvand
Defender
Hossein Kanaanizadegan
Defender
Shoja Khalilazadeh
Defender
Sadegh Moharrami
Defender/Midfielder
Ehsan Hajsafi
(captain)
Midfielder
Saeid Ezatolahi
Midfielder/Forward
Mehdi Ghayedi
Midfielder/Forward
Saman Ghoddos
Midfielder/Forward
Ali Gholizadeh
Forward
Sardar Azmoun
Forward
Mehdi Taremi
Substitutions:
| Ramin Rezaeian for Sadegh Moharrami | 45 |
| Omid Ebrahimi for Saman Ghoddos | 67 |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh for Ali Gholizadeh | 67 |
| Mohammad Mohebbi for Mehdi Ghayedi | 67 |
| Reza Asadi for Sardar Azmoun | 87 |
Cards:
| Sadegh Moharrami | 41 | Y |
| Hossein Kanaanizadegan | 62 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Hossein Hosseini
Goalkeeper
Payam Niazmand
Defender
Milad Mohammadi
Defender/Midfielder
Rouzbeh Cheshmi
Defender/Midfielder
Ramin Rezaeian
Defender/Midfielder
Mehdi Torabi
Midfielder
Reza Asadi
Midfielder
Omid Ebrahimi
Midfielder
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder/Forward
Karim Ansarifard
Midfielder/Forward
Mohammad Mohebbi
Forward
Shahriar Moghanlou
Comments:
Ali Gholizadeh scored in the 33rd minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review.
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United Arab Emirates
Manager: Paulo Bento
Goals:
| Yahya Al Ghassani | 90+3 |
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Starting lineup:
Khalid Eisa
Goalkeeper
(captain)
Khaled Al Dhanhani
Defender
Khalid Al Hashemi
Defender
Bader Nasser
Defender
Zayed Sultan
Defender
Harib Abdallah
Midfielder
Tahnoon Al Zaabi
Midfielder
Abdalla Ramadan
Midfielder
Majid Rashid
Midfielder
Ali Saleh
Midfielder
Yahya Al Ghassani
Forward
Substitutions:
| Caio Canedo for Tahnoon Al Zaabi | 57 |
| Abdulla Idrees for Khaled Al Dhanhani | 74 |
| Fábio Lima for Ali Saleh | 85 |
| Abdulla Hamad for Majid Rashid | 85 |
Cards:
| Tahnoon Al Zaabi | 54 | Y |
| Khaled Al Dhanhani | 72 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Hassan Hamza
Goalkeeper
Ali Khaseif
Defender
Abdulla Al Attas
Defender
Abdulla Idrees
Defender
Ahmed Jamil
Defender
Abdulrahman Saleh
Midfielder
Mohammed Abbas
Midfielder
Fábio Lima
Midfielder
Abdulla Hamad
Midfielder
Yahia Nader
Midfielder
Ali Salmin
Forward
Caio Canedo