Wales 0-2 Iran: xG & Lineups – Nov 25, 2022

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World Cup 2026 ·Fri 25 Nov

Wales

0–2

HT 0–0

Full time

Iran

Commentary

90'

Full-time. Wales 0-2 Iran.

90+11'

R. Rezaeian

Goal! Wales 0-2 Iran. R. Rezaeian (Iran) scores, assisted by M. Taremi.

90+8'

A. Jahanbakhsh

Attempt blocked. A. Jahanbakhsh (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

90+8'

R. Cheshmi

Goal! Wales 0-1 Iran. R. Cheshmi (Iran) scores.

90+7'

A. Jahanbakhsh

Attempt blocked. A. Jahanbakhsh (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

90+6'

N. Williams

Attempt missed. N. Williams (Wales), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

90+6'

B. Johnson

Attempt missed. B. Johnson (Wales), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.

90+6'

R. Rezaeian

Attempt blocked. R. Rezaeian (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

90+5'

A. Jahanbakhsh

Yellow card for A. Jahanbakhsh (Iran) for foul.

90+4'

R. Rezaeian

Yellow card for R. Rezaeian (Iran) for argument.

90'

9 minutes of added time.

88'

K. A. Fard

Attempt missed. K. A. Fard (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.

88'

M. Torabi

Attempt missed. M. Torabi (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.

87'

A. Ramsey

Substitution, Wales: D. Ward comes on for A. Ramsey.

86'

W. Hennessey

Red card! W. Hennessey (Wales) is sent off for professional foul last man.

85'

W. Hennessey

VAR: card upgraded for W. Hennessey (Wales).

83'

A. Ramsey

Attempt missed. A. Ramsey (Wales), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

83'

N. Williams

Attempt blocked. N. Williams (Wales), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

83'

B. Davies

Attempt saved. B. Davies (Wales), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.

83'

S. Ezatolahi

Substitution, Iran: A. Karimi comes on for S. Ezatolahi.

78'

A. Nourollahi

Substitution, Iran: R. Cheshmi comes on for A. Nourollahi.

77'

A. Gholizadeh

Substitution, Iran: A. Jahanbakhsh comes on for A. Gholizadeh.

77'

E. Hajsafi

Substitution, Iran: M. Torabi comes on for E. Hajsafi.

77'

E. Ampadu

Substitution, Wales: J. Allen comes on for E. Ampadu.

75'

A. Nourollahi

Attempt blocked. A. Nourollahi (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

73'

S. Ezatolahi

Attempt saved. S. Ezatolahi (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.

72'

M. Pouraliganji

Attempt blocked. M. Pouraliganji (Iran), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.

70'

A. Nourollahi

Attempt blocked. A. Nourollahi (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

68'

S. Azmoun

Substitution, Iran: K. A. Fard comes on for S. Azmoun.

64'

M. Taremi

Attempt blocked. M. Taremi (Iran), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.

58'

H. Wilson

Substitution, Wales: D. James comes on for H. Wilson.

57'

C. Roberts

Substitution, Wales: B. Johnson comes on for C. Roberts.

56'

E. Hajsafi

Attempt blocked. E. Hajsafi (Iran), left-footed shot. xG 0.16.

53'

K. Moore

Attempt missed. K. Moore (Wales), header. xG 0.19.

52'

A. Gholizadeh

Off the woodwork! A. Gholizadeh (Iran), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.

52'

S. Azmoun

Attempt saved. S. Azmoun (Iran), header. xG 0.28.

51'

S. Azmoun

Off the woodwork! S. Azmoun (Iran), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.

46'

The second half is under way.

45'

Half-time. Wales 0-0 Iran.

45+5'

A. Nourollahi

Attempt saved. A. Nourollahi (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.

45+4'

M. Taremi

Attempt missed. M. Taremi (Iran), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.06.

45+3'

J. Rodon

Yellow card for J. Rodon (Wales) for foul.

45'

4 minutes of added time.

42'

H. Wilson

Attempt blocked. H. Wilson (Wales), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.

29'

G. Bale

Attempt saved. G. Bale (Wales), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.

23'

S. Azmoun

Attempt missed. S. Azmoun (Iran), header from a set piece. xG 0.06.

20'

A. Nourollahi

Attempt blocked. A. Nourollahi (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

16'

A. Gholizadeh

VAR check complete: the goal for Iran stands.

12'

K. Moore

Attempt saved. K. Moore (Wales), right-footed shot. xG 0.35.

S. Azmoun

Attempt saved. S. Azmoun (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

N. Williams

Attempt missed. N. Williams (Wales), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

Kick-off: Wales vs Iran.

Player of the match

Match events

16' VAR Goal not given after review · A. Gholizadeh

Half-time · 0–0

45'⁺³ J. Rodon · Foul

57' 🔁 B. Johnson ◂ C. Roberts

58' 🔁 D. James ◂ H. Wilson

68' 🔁 K. A. Fard ◂ S. Azmoun

77' 🔁 J. Allen ◂ E. Ampadu

77' 🔁 M. Torabi ◂ E. Hajsafi

77' 🔁 A. Jahanbakhsh ◂ A. Gholizadeh

78' 🔁 R. Cheshmi ◂ A. Nourollahi

83' 🔁 A. Karimi ◂ S. Ezatolahi

85' VAR Card check · W. Hennessey

86' W. Hennessey · Professional foul last man

87' 🔁 D. Ward ◂ A. Ramsey

Full-time · 0–2

90'⁺⁴ R. Rezaeian · Argument

90'⁺⁵ A. Jahanbakhsh · Foul

90'⁺⁸ ⚽ R. Cheshmi0–1

90'⁺¹¹ ⚽ R. Rezaeian · assist M. Taremi0–2

Recent form

Wales

DAUSA1-1

LHPoland0-1

LABelgium1-2

LANetherlands2-3

DHBelgium1-1

Iran

LAEngland2-6

LATunisia0-2

WHNicaragua1-0

DASenegal1-1

WHUruguay1-0

Match facts

Kickoff

25 Nov, 10:00 UTC

Competition

World Cup 2026

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Expected goals (xG) flow

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