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World Cup Qualification AFC · Round 7 · Thursday, Mar 20 2025

Iran
2 · 0
Full time

United Arab Emirates
Pass Map & Player Stats →
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Events 2 goals · 2 cards · 10 subs
HT 1 - 0
45'+27
⚽
S. Azmoun 1 - 0
assist by S. Ghoddos
60'
H. Abdullah
Yellow card
64'
M. Mohebi
Yellow card
67'
⇄
↑ J. Santos
↓ Y. Alghassani
68'
⇄
↑ F. Lima
↓ K. Al-Hammadi
70'
⚽
M. Mohebi 2 - 0
76'
⇄
↑ S. M. Karimi
↓ S. Ghoddos
77'
⇄
↑ S. Adil
↓ M. Hunt
77'
⇄
↑ A. Hosseinzadeh
↓ M. Ghayedi
85'
⇄
↑ C. Canedo
↓ C. Lucas
85'
⇄
↑ I. Faiz
↓ Y. Nader
90'
⇄
↑ A. Alipourghara
↓ S. Azmoun
90'
⇄
↑ A. Gholizadeh
↓ A. Jahanbakhsh
90'+7
⇄
↑ A. Nemati
↓ M. Mohebi
FT 2 - 0
Momentum
0'HTFT
Team form
Iran 4W · 1D · 0L
@ Kyrgyzstan 3–2
@ North Korea 3–2
vs Qatar 4–1
@ Uzbekistan 0–0
@ United Arab Emirates 1–0
United Arab Emirates 2W · 1D · 2L
vs Qatar 5–0
vs Kyrgyzstan 3–0
@ Uzbekistan 0–1
vs North Korea 1–1
vs Iran 0–1
Top Players
Iran
S. Hardani
D
7.7
S. Azmoun
F · ⚽ 1
7.6
M. Mohammadi
D
7.5
United Arab Emirates
K. Eisa
G
7.5
S. Adil
F
6.9
K. Aldhanhani
D
6.8
Head to Head
2
Iran
0
Draws
0
United Arab Emirates
Last 2 meetings · 1.5 avg goals
Match Facts
StadiumAzadi Stadium · Tehran
Capacity78116
CountryIran
KickoffThu, Mar 20 2025 · 20:00 UTC
Round7
CompetitionWorld Cup Qualification AFC
Head Coaches
Amir Ghalenoei
Amir Ghalenoei
4-2-3-1
Cosmin Olăroiu
Cosmin Olăroiu
4-2-3-1
Iran 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1 A. Beiranvand
G · 90'
7.1
2 S. Hardani
D · 90'
7.7
13 H. Kanaani
D · 90'
6.9
4 S. Khalilzadeh
D · 90'
6.9
5 M. Mohammadi
D · 90'
7.5
15 R. Cheshmi
D · 90'
7.1
14 S. Ghoddos ↓ 76'
M · 76'
7.4
7 A. Jahanbakhsh ↓ 90'
F · 89'
7.2
10 M. Ghayedi ↓ 77'
M · 77'
6.5
8 M. Mohebi ⚽ ↓ 90'
F · 89'
7.4
20 S. Azmoun ⚽ ↓ 90'
F · 89'
7.6
Substitutes (12)
17 S. M. Karimi ↑ 76'
M
6.4
16 A. Hosseinzadeh ↑ 77'
F
6.9
19 A. Nemati ↑ 90'
D
11 A. Gholizadeh ↑ 90'
M
6.4
18 A. Alipourghara ↑ 90'
F
6.5
22 H. Hosseini
G
12 P. Niazmand
G
21 O. Noorafkan
D
6 M. Hosseinnejad
M
23 A. Yousefi
M
3 M. Ghorbani
M
9 M. Taremi
F
United Arab Emirates 5-4-1
Starting XI
17 K. Eisa
G · 90'
7.5
19 K. Aldhanhani
D · 90'
6.8
12 K. Al-Hammadi ↓ 68'
D · 68'
6.5
3 L. Pimenta
D · 90'
6.4
4 K. Autonne
D · 90'
6.6
18 M. Hunt ↓ 77'
D · 77'
6.7
9 H. Abdullah
M · 90'
6.2
15 Y. Nader ↓ 85'
M · 85'
6.3
6 A. Ramadan
M · 90'
6.6
20 Y. Alghassani ↓ 67'
M · 67'
6.6
14 C. Lucas ↓ 85'
F · 85'
6.8
Substitutes (12)
16 J. Santos ↑ 67'
M
6.7
10 F. Lima ↑ 68'
M
6.5
23 S. Adil ↑ 77'
F
6.9
21 I. Faiz ↑ 85'
M
6.6
11 C. Canedo ↑ 85'
M
6.7
1 A. Khasif
G
22 H. Almeqbaali
G
2 A. Idrees
D
5 A. Zouhir
D
13 M. O. A. Attas
D
8 T. Alzaabi
M
7 B. Oliveira
M
Shots · 21
5' Saved
M. Mohebi
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.0
xGOT
—
41' Blocked
S. Azmoun
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.0
xGOT
—
41' Off target
H. Abdullah
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.0
xGOT
—
42' Off target
S. Azmoun
Header · Corner
xG
0.0
xGOT
—
43' Blocked
Unknown
Right foot · Set piece
xG
0.0
xGOT
—
45' Off target
C. Lucas
Right foot · Open play
xG
0.0
xGOT
—
45'+3 Off target
A. Jahanbakhsh
Left foot · Throw-in
xG
0.0
xGOT
—
45'+4 Saved
R. Cheshmi
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.0
xGOT
—
45'+13 Off target
M. Mohammadi
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.0
xGOT
—
45'+20 Saved
M. Hunt
Left foot · Counter
xG
0.0
xGOT
—
45'+24 Blocked
M. Ghayedi
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.0
xGOT
—
45'+27 Goal
S. Azmoun
Header · Assisted
xG
0.0
xGOT
—
50' Blocked
Y. Nader
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.0
xGOT
—
54' Off target
Y. Alghassani
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.0
xGOT
—
55' Off target
S. Ghoddos
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.0
xGOT
—
55' Saved
A. Jahanbakhsh
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.0
xGOT
—
66' Saved
M. Mohammadi
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.0
xGOT
—
70' Goal
M. Mohebi
Right foot · Open play
xG
0.0
xGOT
—
90'+3 Saved
A. Gholizadeh
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.0
xGOT
—
90'+4 Off target
C. Canedo
Header · Assisted
xG
0.0
xGOT
—
90'+5 Saved
A. Hosseinzadeh
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.0
xGOT
—
Player stats
Iran vs United Arab Emirates · Last 2 meetings
2
Iran
0
Draws
0
United Arab Emirates
DateHomeScoreAway
2025-03-20 Iran 2 – 0 United Arab Emirates
2024-09-10 United Arab Emirates 0 – 1 Iran
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