FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

United Arab Emirates vs Iran, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

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United Arab Emirates are hosting Iran at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
Location: Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 17,826

WCQ - AFC Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Qatar 0 0 0
2 United Arab Emirates 0 0 0
3 Oman 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

UAE United Arab Emirates (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
17 Khalid Eisa (GK)
6 Kouame Autonne
12 Khalifa Al-Hammadi
15 Yahia Nader
2 Abdullah Idrees
19 Khaled Ebraheim
8 Tahnoon Al Zaabi
14 Abdulla Hamad Al-Menhali
20 Yahya Al Ghassani
9 Harib Abdalla
11 Caio Canedo

IRN Iran (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alireza Beiranvand (GK)
4 Shoja Khalilzadeh
13 Hossein Kanani Yellow Card
5 Milad Mohammadi Yellow Card
2 Saleh Hardani
14 Saman Ghoddos Yellow Card
6 Saeid Ezatolahi
21 Omid Norafkan
9 Mehdi Taremi
10 Mehdi Ghayedi
7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh Yellow Card

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