Saudi Arabia v Iran, 18 December 1996
| Score | 0-0 :: penalties 4-3 to Saudi Arabia |
| Competition | AFC Asian Cup Semi-final |
| Venue | Abu Dhabi |
| Attendance | 30,000 |
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0 (4)
Saudi Arabia
Manager: Eduardo Vingada
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Mohammad Al-Deayea
Defender
Mohammed Al-Jahani
Midfielder
Abdullah Zubromawi
Forward
Sami Al-Jaber
Substitutions:
| Ahmad Madani for Mohammed Al khilaiwi | 46 |
| Abdullah Al Dosary for Sami Al-Jaber | 68 |
| Ibrahim Mater Al Harbi for Yousif Al Thounayane | 74 |
0 (3)
Iran
Manager: Mohammad Mayeli Kohan
Starting lineup:
Nima Nakisa
Goalkeeper
Mohamed Khakpour
Defender
Naeim Sadavi
Defender
Karim Bagheri
Midfielder
Hamid Estili
Midfielder
Alireza Mansourian
Midfielder
Mehrdad Minavand
Midfielder
Khodadad Azizi
Forward
Ali Daei
Forward
Substitutions:
| Daryoush Yazdani for Alireza Mansourian | 85 |
| Mehdi Mahdavikia for Khodadad Azizi | 111 |
| Abed Zadeh for Nima Nakisa | 117 |