FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Turkmenistan vs Iran, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
Turkmenistan
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    Iran
    • 45'+5': Mehdi Ghayedi

    About

    Turkmenistan are hosting Iran at Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 37': Didar Durdyyew (Turkmenistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Hossein Kanani (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 40': Yazgylyç Gurbanow (Turkmenistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+5': Goal! Turkmenistan 0, IR Iran 1. Mehdi Ghayedi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
    • 45'+7': First Half ends, Turkmenistan 0, IR Iran 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Turkmenistan 0, IR Iran 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Turkmenistan. Altymyrat Annadurdyyew replaces Didar Durdyyew.
    • 45': Substitution, Turkmenistan. Sanazar Tirkisow replaces Yazgylyç Gurbanow.
    • 54': Substitution, Turkmenistan. Begench Akmamedov replaces Begmyrat Bayow.
    • 58': Alibek Abdyrahmanow (Turkmenistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Substitution, Turkmenistan. Ybrayym Mämmedow replaces Alibek Abdyrahmanow.
    • 70': Substitution, IR Iran. Ali Gholizadeh replaces Mehdi Ghayedi.
    • 70': Substitution, IR Iran. Omid Noorafkan replaces Mohammad Ghorbani.
    • 90'+1': Ramin Rezaeian (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Turkmenistan. Selim Nurmuradow replaces Teymur Çaryyew.
    • 90'+5': Substitution, IR Iran. Saman Fallah replaces Mohammad Mohebi.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Turkmenistan 0, IR Iran 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Turkmenistan 0, IR Iran 1.

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

    Venue: Ashgabat Stadium
    Location: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
    Attendance: 10,230

    WCQ - AFC Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Uzbekistan 2 +2 6
    2 Iran 2 +2 6
    3 United Arab Emirates 2 +1 3
    4 North Korea 2 -1 1
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    TKM Turkmenistan (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Rustem Ahallyyev (GK)
    5 Ata Geldiyew
    2 Annaguliyev Guychmyrat
    15 Bashimov Abdy
    9 Yazgylych Gurbanov Yellow Card
    21 Teymur Charyyev
    8 Beknazarov Mirza
    20 Begmyrat Bayov
    11 Didar Durdyyew Yellow Card
    7 Arslanmurat Amanov
    6 Alibek Abdurakhmanov Yellow Card
    Turkmenistan Substitutes:
    Rovshengeldi Halmammedov, Ybrayym Mammedow, Altymyrat Annadurdyyev, Tirkishov Shanazar, Meylis Diniyev, Shohrat Soyunov, Selim Nurmuradov, Batyr Babayev, Yhlas Toyjanov, Velmyrat Ballakov, Begench Akmamedov, Rahat Japarow.

    IRN Iran (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    22 Hossein Hosseini (GK)
    5 Milad Mohammadi
    3 Hossein Kanani Yellow Card
    23 Ramin Rezaeian Yellow Card
    4 Shoja Khalilzadeh
    14 Saman Ghoddos
    11 Mohammad Mohebbi
    10 Mehdi Ghayedi
    6 Saeid Ezatolahi
    20 Mohammad Ghorbani
    9 Mehdi Taremi
    Iran Substitutes:
    Mohammadreza Azadi, Amin Hazbavi, Javad Aghaeipour, Omid Norafkan, Saman Fallah, Saleh Hardani, Alireza Beiranvand, Allahyar Sayyad, Ali Gholizadeh, Abolfazl Jalali, Hossein Goudarzi, Hossein Pour Hamidi.

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