Iran 2-0 United Arab Emirates: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings | AFC World Cup Qualification 2026

Iran

M. Mohebi 70'

S. Azmoun 45' +27

United Arab Emirates

AFC World Cup Qualification 2026

3rd Round - 7

March 20, 2025 4:00pm

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Key stats

Ball Possession

57%

43%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Iran 4-2-3-1

United Arab Emirates 5-4-1

Goalkeeper

A. Beiranvand

6.9

Khalid Eisa

7.2

Defenders

M. Mohammadi

7.2

Mackenzie Hunt

6.7

S. Khalilzadeh

6.6

Kouame Autonne Kouadio

6.6

H. Kanani

6.6

Lucas Pimenta

6.5

Saleh Hardani

7.5

Khaled Ebraheim

6.9

Midfielders

S. Ghoddos

7.5

Yahya Al Ghassani

6.7

R. Cheshmi

7.2

Abdalla Ramadan

6.7

M. Mohebi

7.5

Yahia Nader

6.2

M. Ghaedi

6.3

Harib Abdalla Suhail

6.3

A. Jahanbakhsh

7.2

Forwards

S. Azmoun

7.7

Caio Lucas

6.9

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Highest rating

7.7

S. Azmoun

7.2

Khalid Eisa

Match Summary

On March 20, 2025 during the 2026 AFC World Cup Qualification match, Iran faced off against United Arab Emirates at Azadi Stadium, Tehran. The game concluded with Iran securing a victory. With 57% possession, Iran versus United Arab Emirates's 43% and shots on goal at 8 to 1. Iran had 85% successful passes (of 499 passes) over United Arab Emirates which had 77% successful passes (of 381 passes). The outstanding efforts by S. Azmoun and Khalid Eisa played a key role.

Lineup

4-2-3-1

5-4-1

Beiranvand

6.9

Played:
95Min

Saves:
1 of 1

Accurate passes:
24/26

Hardani

7.5

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
4

Interceptions:
3

Accurate passes:
39/46

Won duels:
8/10

Kanani

6.6

Played:
95Min

Accurate passes:
69/78

Won duels:
0/1

Khalilzadeh

6.6

Played:
95Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
67/78

Won duels:
1/3

Mohammadi

7.2

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
29/36

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/3

Cheshmi

7.2

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
55/60

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/5

Ghoddos

7.5

Played:
76Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
33/39

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
1/6

Dribbles:
0/2

Jahanbakhsh

7.2

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
39/42

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/10

Dribbles:
1/3

Ghaedi

6.3

Played:
77Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
12/14

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/8

Dribbles:
0/4

Mohebi

7.5

Played:
95Min

Accurate passes:
28/40

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
7/12

Dribbles:
3/6

Azmoun

7.7

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
12/22

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
4/8

Dribbles:
1/3

Lucas

6.9

Played:
85Min

Accurate passes:
25/30

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
2/4

Dribbles:
0/1

Ghassani

6.7

Played:
67Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
14/16

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/10

Dribbles:
0/2

Ramadan

6.7

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
5

Accurate passes:
39/48

Won duels:
8/13

Dribbles:
1/2

Nader

6.2

Played:
85Min

Accurate passes:
31/33

Won duels:
1/4

Suhail

6.3

Played:
95Min

Accurate passes:
16/25

Won duels:
2/6

Dribbles:
0/1

Hunt

6.7

Played:
77Min

Accurate passes:
18/26

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/3

Kouadio

6.6

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
39/46

Won duels:
4/8

Pimenta

6.5

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
30/42

Won duels:
2/2

Ebraheim

6.9

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
5

Interceptions:
4

Accurate passes:
15/26

Won duels:
6/10

Eisa

7.2

Played:
95Min

Saves:
5 of 7

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
20/31

Substitutes

Coach

Amir Ghalenoei

Hosseini

Niazmand

Noorafkan

Nemati

Hosseinnezhad

Karimi

6.5

Played:
19Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
6/7

Won duels:
1/4

Gholizadeh

Played:
5Min

Accurate passes:
4/5

Yousefi

Ghorbani

Alipour

Played:
5Min

Accurate passes:
2/3

Taremi

Hosseinzadeh

6.9

Played:
18Min

Accurate passes:
3/3

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
0/2

Coach

Paulo Bento

Khaseif

Meqebaali

Idrees

Zouhir

Attas

Faiz

6.7

Played:
10Min

Accurate passes:
10/10

Zaabi

Santos

6.6

Played:
28Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
2/3

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/3

Lima

6.3

Played:
27Min

Accurate passes:
10/11

Won duels:
0/1

Dribbles:
0/1

Adil

6.9

Played:
18Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
2/4

Won duels:
4/5

Bruno

Canedo

6.6

Played:
10Min

Accurate passes:
1/1

Won duels:
1/1

Stats

Ball Possession

Iran Iran: 57%

United Arab Emirates: 43%

Total Shots

Iran Iran: 15

United Arab Emirates: 6

Shots on Goal

Iran Iran: 8

United Arab Emirates: 1

Corner Kicks

Iran Iran: 4

United Arab Emirates: 1

Offsides

Iran Iran: 6

United Arab Emirates: 1

Fouls

Iran Iran: 11

United Arab Emirates: 8

Yellow Cards

Iran Iran: 1

United Arab Emirates: 1

Red Cards

Iran Iran: 0

United Arab Emirates: 0

Total Passes

Iran Iran: 499

United Arab Emirates: 381

Goals Prevented

Iran Iran: 0

United Arab Emirates: 0

Passes Accuracy

Iran Iran: 422 (85%)

United Arab Emirates: 294 (77%)

Key stats

Lineup

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Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline

Iran vs United Arab Emirates

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline