Japan v Iran, 17 August 2005
| Score | 2-1 to Japan |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup World Cup - AFC 3rd Round |
| Venue | International Stadium, Yokohama |
| Attendance | 66,098 |
View Japan v Iran head to head
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Japan
Goals:
| Akira Kaji | 28 |
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| Masashi Oguro | 76 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Defender/Right back
Mitsuo Ogasawara
Defender
Alessandro Santos Alex
Defender
Akira Kaji
Defender
Yuji Nakazawa
Defender
Makoto Tanaka
Defender/Centre back
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
Midfielder
Yasuhito Endo
Midfielder
Takashi Fukunishi
Forward
Masashi Oguro
Forward
Keiji Tamada
Substitutions:
| Yasuyuki Konno for Yasuhito Endo | 84 |
| Yuki Abe for Keiji Tamada | 88 |
Cards:
| Akira Kaji | Y | |
| Yuji Nakazawa | Y |
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Iran
Goals:
| Ali Daei | 79 |
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Starting lineup:
Ebrahim Mirzapour
Goalkeeper
Yahya Golmohammadi
Defender
Mohamad Nosrati
Defender
Sayyed Mohammad Alavi
Midfielder
Mojtaba Jabbari
Midfielder
Hossein Kaebi
Midfielder
Jalal Kameli - Mofrad
Midfielder
Javad Nekounam
Midfielder
Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht
Midfielder
Arash Borhani
Forward
Ali Daei
Forward
Substitutions:
| Javad Kazemeyan for Mojtaba Jabbari | 46 |
| Eman Mobali for Arash Borhani | 46 |
| Meysam Maniei for Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht | 73 |
Cards:
| Yahya Golmohammadi | Y | |
| Javad Nekounam | Y |