Syria v Iran, 06 June 1997
| Score | 1-0 to Iran |
| Referee | Masayoshi Okada |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 1st round group 2 |
| Venue | Al Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus |
| Attendance | 33,000 |
View Syria v Iran head to head
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Iran
Manager: Mohammad Mayeli Kohan
Goals:
| Ali Daei | 65 |
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Starting lineup:
Ahmadreza Abedzadeh
Goalkeeper
Yahya Golmohammadi
Defender
Mohamed Khakpour
Defender
Afshin Peyravani
Defender
Karim Bagheri
Midfielder
Hamid Estili
Midfielder
Alireza Mansourian
Midfielder
Khodadad Azizi
Forward
Ali Daei
Forward
Mehdi Mahdavikia
Forward
Reza Shahroudi
Forward
Substitutions:
| Farhad Majidi for Hamid Estili | 73 |
| Mehrdad Minavand for Alireza Mansourian | 84 |
| Mosavi Ali Hasan Zadeh for Khodadad Azizi | 87 |