Iran 2-0 United Arab Emirates · World Cup Qualification AFC
Iran beat United Arab Emirates 2-0 in the World Cup Qualification AFC. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Iran and United Arab Emirates met in the World Cup Qualification AFC at Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Thursday, 20 March 2025.
Goalscorers
Iran: S. Azmoun 45'; M. Mohebi 70'. United Arab Emirates did not score.
How the match went
The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Iran, 1 for United Arab Emirates).
Line-ups
Iran started in a 4-2-3-1: Alireza Beiranvand, Saleh Hardani, Hossein Kanaani, Shoja Khalilzadeh, Milad Mohammadi, Roozbeh Cheshmi, Saman Ghoddos, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, M. Ghayedi, Mohammad Mohebi, S. Azmoun.
United Arab Emirates started in a 5-4-1: Khalid Eisa, Khaled Aldhanhani, Khalifa Al-Hammadi, Lucas Pimenta, Kouame Autonne, M. Hunt, Harib Suhail, Yahia Nader, Abdallah Ramadan, Yahya Alghassani, Caio Lucas.
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Minute by minute
- 45+27'Goal! Iran 1-0 United Arab Emirates. S. Azmoun (Iran) scores, assisted by S. Ghoddos.
- 45'Half-time. Iran 1-0 United Arab Emirates.
- 70'Goal! Iran 2-0 United Arab Emirates. M. Mohebi (Iran) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Iran 2-0 United Arab Emirates.
Full commentary (39 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Iran vs United Arab Emirates.
- 5'Attempt saved. M. Mohebi (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.40.
- 41'Attempt blocked. S. Azmoun (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 41'Attempt missed. H. Abdullah (United Arab Emirates), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 42'Attempt missed. S. Azmoun (Iran), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 43'Attempt blocked. A player (Iran), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 45'Attempt missed. C. Lucas (United Arab Emirates), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 45'29 minutes of added time.
- 45+3'Attempt missed. A. Jahanbakhsh (Iran), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.07.
- 45+4'Attempt saved. R. Cheshmi (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 45+13'Attempt missed. M. Mohammadi (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 45+20'Attempt saved. M. Hunt (United Arab Emirates), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
- 45+24'Attempt blocked. M. Ghayedi (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 45+27'Goal! Iran 1-0 United Arab Emirates. S. Azmoun (Iran) scores, assisted by S. Ghoddos.
- 45'Half-time. Iran 1-0 United Arab Emirates.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 50'Attempt blocked. Y. Nader (United Arab Emirates), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 54'Attempt missed. Y. Alghassani (United Arab Emirates), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 55'Attempt missed. S. Ghoddos (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 55'Attempt saved. A. Jahanbakhsh (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 60'Yellow card for H. Abdullah (United Arab Emirates).
- 64'Yellow card for M. Mohebi (Iran).
- 66'Attempt saved. M. Mohammadi (Iran), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 67'Substitution, United Arab Emirates: J. Santos comes on for Y. Alghassani.
- 68'Substitution, United Arab Emirates: F. Lima comes on for K. Al-Hammadi.
- 70'Goal! Iran 2-0 United Arab Emirates. M. Mohebi (Iran) scores.
- 76'Substitution, Iran: S. M. Karimi comes on for S. Ghoddos.
- 77'Substitution, United Arab Emirates: S. Adil comes on for M. Hunt.
- 77'Substitution, Iran: A. Hosseinzadeh comes on for M. Ghayedi.
- 85'Substitution, United Arab Emirates: C. Canedo comes on for C. Lucas.
- 85'Substitution, United Arab Emirates: I. Faiz comes on for Y. Nader.
- 90'Substitution, Iran: A. Alipourghara comes on for S. Azmoun.
- 90'Substitution, Iran: A. Gholizadeh comes on for A. Jahanbakhsh.
- 90'7 minutes of added time.
- 90+3'Attempt saved. A. Gholizadeh (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 90+4'Attempt missed. C. Canedo (United Arab Emirates), header. xG 0.06.
- 90+5'Attempt saved. A. Hosseinzadeh (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90+7'Substitution, Iran: A. Nemati comes on for M. Mohebi.
- 90'Full-time. Iran 2-0 United Arab Emirates.