Turkmenistan vs Iran, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Turkmenistan

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0 - 1

Iran

45'+5': Mehdi Ghayedi

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Turkmenistan are hosting Iran at Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
37': Didar Durdyyew (Turkmenistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Hossein Kanani (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Yazgylyç Gurbanow (Turkmenistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+5': Goal! Turkmenistan 0, IR Iran 1. Mehdi Ghayedi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
45'+7': First Half ends, Turkmenistan 0, IR Iran 1.
45': Second Half begins Turkmenistan 0, IR Iran 1.
45': Substitution, Turkmenistan. Altymyrat Annadurdyyew replaces Didar Durdyyew.
45': Substitution, Turkmenistan. Sanazar Tirkisow replaces Yazgylyç Gurbanow.
54': Substitution, Turkmenistan. Begench Akmamedov replaces Begmyrat Bayow.
58': Alibek Abdyrahmanow (Turkmenistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Substitution, Turkmenistan. Ybrayym Mämmedow replaces Alibek Abdyrahmanow.
70': Substitution, IR Iran. Ali Gholizadeh replaces Mehdi Ghayedi.
70': Substitution, IR Iran. Omid Noorafkan replaces Mohammad Ghorbani.
90'+1': Ramin Rezaeian (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Substitution, Turkmenistan. Selim Nurmuradow replaces Teymur Çaryyew.
90'+5': Substitution, IR Iran. Saman Fallah replaces Mohammad Mohebi.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Turkmenistan 0, IR Iran 1.
0': Match ends, Turkmenistan 0, IR Iran 1.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Ashgabat Stadium
Location: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Attendance: 10,230

Line-Ups

Turkmenistan (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Rustem Ahallyyev (GK)
5	Ata Geldiyew
2	Annaguliyev Guychmyrat
15	Bashimov Abdy
9	Yazgylych Gurbanov
21	Teymur Charyyev
8	Beknazarov Mirza
20	Begmyrat Bayov
11	Didar Durdyyew
7	Arslanmurat Amanov
6	Alibek Abdurakhmanov

Turkmenistan Substitutes:

Rovshengeldi Halmammedov, Ybrayym Mammedow, Altymyrat Annadurdyyev, Tirkishov Shanazar, Meylis Diniyev, Shohrat Soyunov, Selim Nurmuradov, Batyr Babayev, Yhlas Toyjanov, Velmyrat Ballakov, Begench Akmamedov, Rahat Japarow.

Iran (4-4-2)

No.	Name
22	Hossein Hosseini (GK)
5	Milad Mohammadi
3	Hossein Kanani
23	Ramin Rezaeian
4	Shoja Khalilzadeh
14	Saman Ghoddos
11	Mohammad Mohebbi
10	Mehdi Ghayedi
6	Saeid Ezatolahi
20	Mohammad Ghorbani
9	Mehdi Taremi

Iran Substitutes:

Mohammadreza Azadi, Amin Hazbavi, Javad Aghaeipour, Omid Norafkan, Saman Fallah, Saleh Hardani, Alireza Beiranvand, Allahyar Sayyad, Ali Gholizadeh, Abolfazl Jalali, Hossein Goudarzi, Hossein Pour Hamidi.

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