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

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

United Arab Emirates

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Iran

45'+3': Mehdi Ghayedi

About

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

IRN		UAE
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

WCQ - AFC Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Iran	6	+7	16
2	Uzbekistan	6	+3	13
3	United Arab Emirates	6	+8	10
4	Qatar	6	-7	7

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
17	Khalid Eisa (GK)
6	Kouame Kouadio
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

United Arab Emirates Substitutes:

Fábio Lima, Isam Feiz, Ali Salmin, Khaled Tawhid, Mackenzie Hunt, Fahad Badr, Zayed Sultan, Khalid Hashemi, Abdelrahman Saleh, Ali Saleh Amro, Mohamad Al-Attas, Ali Khaseif.

Iran (4-2-3-1)

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

Iran Substitutes:

Shahriar Moghanlou, Allahyar Sayyad, Sardar Azmoun, Hossein Hosseini, Aria Yousefi, Amin Hazbavi, Mohammad Ghorbani, Payam Niazmand, Ali Gholizadeh, Abolfazl Jalali, Seyed Mohammad Karimi, Mehdi Torabi.

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