United Arab Emirates vs Iran, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round
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Match Commentary
- 35': Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Iran) Yellow Card at 35'
- 45'+3': Mehdi Ghayedi (Iran) Goal at 48'
- 48': Saman Ghoddos (Iran) Yellow Card at 48'
- 57': Sardar Azmoun (Iran) Substitution at 57'
- 57': Ali Gholizadeh (Iran) Substitution at 57'
- 59': Ali Saleh Amro (United Arab Emirates) Substitution at 59'
- 65': Fábio Lima (United Arab Emirates) Substitution at 65'
- 76': Mohammad Ghorbani (Iran) Substitution at 76'
- 85': Isam Feiz (United Arab Emirates) Substitution at 85'
- 85': Fahad Badr (United Arab Emirates) Substitution at 85'
- 90'+6': Hossein Kanani (Iran) Yellow Card at 96'
- 90'+8': Seyed Mohammad Karimi (Iran) Substitution at 98'
- 90'+11': Milad Mohammadi (Iran) Yellow Card at 101'
Statistics
IRN | UAE | |
---|---|---|
7 | Fouls | 5 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
2 | Saves | 2 |
40.1 | Possession | 59.9 |
12 | SHOTS | 12 |
3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
0 | Passes | 0 |
0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
0 | Crosses | 0 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
0 | Long Balls | 0 |
0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
0 | Tackles | 0 |
0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
0 | Interceptions | 0 |
0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
Location: Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 17,826
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 |
Line-Ups
United Arab Emirates (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
17 | Khalid Eisa (GK) |
6 | Kouame Kouadio |
12 | Khalifa Al-Hammadi |
15 | Yahia Nader |
2 | Abdullah Idrees |
19 | Khaled Ebraheim |
8 | Tahnoon Al Zaabi |
14 | Abdulla Hamad Al-Menhali |
20 | Yahya Al Ghassani |
9 | Harib Abdalla |
11 | Caio Canedo |
Iran (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alireza Beiranvand (GK) |
4 | Shoja Khalilzadeh |
13 | Hossein Kanani |
5 | Milad Mohammadi |
2 | Saleh Hardani |
14 | Saman Ghoddos |
6 | Saeid Ezatolahi |
21 | Omid Norafkan |
9 | Mehdi Taremi |
10 | Mehdi Ghayedi |
7 | Alireza Jahanbakhsh |
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