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Iran 2-1 Japan · AFC Asian Cup 2027

Iran beat Japan 2-1 in the AFC Asian Cup 2027. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Iran and Japan met in the AFC Asian Cup 2027 at Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan on Saturday, 3 February 2024.

Goalscorers

Iran: M. Mohebi 55'; A. Jahanbakhsh 90'. Japan: H. Morita 28'.

How the match went

The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for Iran, 2 for Japan).

Line-ups

Iran started in a 4-2-3-1: Alireza Beiranvand, Ramin Rezaeian, Hossein Kanaani, Shoja Khalilzadeh, Milad Mohammadi, Omid Ebrahimi, Saeid Ezatolahi, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Saman Ghoddos, Mohammad Mohebi, Sardar Azmoun.

Japan started in a 4-1-4-1: Zion Suzuki, Seiya Maikuma, Ko Itakura, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Hiroki Itō, Wataru Endo, Ritsu Doan, Takefusa Kubo, Hidemasa Morita, Daizen Maeda, Ayase Ueda.

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Minute by minute

  1. 28'Goal! Iran 0-1 Japan. H. Morita (Japan) scores.
  2. 45'Half-time. Iran 0-1 Japan.
  3. 55'Goal! Iran 1-1 Japan. M. Mohebi (Iran) scores, assisted by S. Azmoun.
  4. 90+6'Goal! Iran 2-1 Japan. A. Jahanbakhsh (Iran) converts the penalty.
  5. 90'Full-time. Iran 2-1 Japan.
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  1. 1'Kick-off: Iran vs Japan.
  2. 7'Attempt missed. K. Itakura (Japan), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  3. 10'Attempt blocked. M. Mohammadi (Iran), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  4. 13'Attempt missed. A. Jahanbakhsh (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  5. 13'Attempt blocked. S. Ghoddos (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  6. 17'Attempt saved. S. Ezatolahi (Iran), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  7. 19'Attempt blocked. R. Doan (Japan), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  8. 24'Yellow card for K. Itakura (Japan).
  9. 27'Attempt missed. S. Khalilzadeh (Iran), header from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  10. 28'Goal! Iran 0-1 Japan. H. Morita (Japan) scores.
  11. 33'Attempt blocked. H. Morita (Japan), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  12. 39'Attempt missed. S. Ghoddos (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  13. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  14. 45+2'Attempt blocked. S. Ezatolahi (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  15. 45'Half-time. Iran 0-1 Japan.
  16. 46'The second half is under way.
  17. 48'Yellow card for A. Ueda (Japan).
  18. 49'Attempt missed. M. Mohammadi (Iran), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  19. 51'Attempt missed. A. Ueda (Japan), header. xG 0.07.
  20. 53'Attempt missed. T. Kubo (Japan), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  21. 55'Goal! Iran 1-1 Japan. M. Mohebi (Iran) scores, assisted by S. Azmoun.
  22. 66'Attempt saved. H. Morita (Japan), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  23. 67'Substitution, Japan: K. Mitoma comes on for T. Kubo.
  24. 67'Substitution, Japan: T. Minamino comes on for D. Maeda.
  25. 67'Attempt missed. M. Mohebi (Iran), header. xG 0.10.
  26. 72'Attempt missed. S. Azmoun (Iran), header. xG 0.07.
  27. 75'Attempt missed. A. Ueda (Japan), header. xG 0.08.
  28. 80'Attempt blocked. S. Khalilzadeh (Iran), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
  29. 84'Attempt saved. S. Ezatolahi (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  30. 85'Attempt missed. S. Ezatolahi (Iran), shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
  31. 87'Attempt blocked. S. Ghoddos (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  32. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  33. 90+1'Attempt missed. A. Jahanbakhsh (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  34. 90+6'Goal! Iran 2-1 Japan. A. Jahanbakhsh (Iran) converts the penalty.
  35. 90+7'Substitution, Japan: T. Asano comes on for R. Doan.
  36. 90+7'Substitution, Japan: M. Hosoya comes on for H. Morita.
  37. 90+8'Substitution, Iran: M. Torabi comes on for M. Mohebi.
  38. 90+8'Substitution, Iran: R. Cheshmi comes on for S. Ghoddos.
  39. 90+9'Substitution, Iran: K. A. Fard comes on for S. Azmoun.
  40. 90'Full-time. Iran 2-1 Japan.
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