FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

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

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  • 45'+3': Mehdi Ghayedi

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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.

Match Timeline

  • 35': Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Iran) Yellow Card at 35'
  • 45'+3': Mehdi Ghayedi (Iran) Goal at 48'
  • 48': Saman Ghoddos (Iran) Yellow Card at 48'
  • 57': Sardar Azmoun (Iran) Substitution at 57'
  • 57': Ali Gholizadeh (Iran) Substitution at 57'
  • 59': Ali Saleh Amro (United Arab Emirates) Substitution at 59'
  • 65': Fábio Lima (United Arab Emirates) Substitution at 65'
  • 76': Mohammad Ghorbani (Iran) Substitution at 76'
  • 85': Isam Feiz (United Arab Emirates) Substitution at 85'
  • 85': Fahad Badr (United Arab Emirates) Substitution at 85'
  • 90'+6': Hossein Kanani (Iran) Yellow Card at 96'
  • 90'+8': Seyed Mohammad Karimi (Iran) Substitution at 98'
  • 90'+11': Milad Mohammadi (Iran) Yellow Card at 101'

Statistics

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7 Fouls 5
4 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 2
40.1 Possession 59.9
12 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
2 Blocked Shots 5
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

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

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 Al-Maazmi
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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