Iran 2-2 Uzbekistan: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings | AFC World Cup Qualification 2026

Iran

M. Taremi 52'

M. Taremi 83'

Uzbekistan

H. Erkinov 16'

A. Fayzullaev 53'

AFC World Cup Qualification 2026

3rd Round - 8

March 25, 2025 4:00pm

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Key stats

Ball Possession

60%

40%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Iran 4-2-3-1

Uzbekistan 3-4-3

Goalkeeper

A. Beiranvand

6.2

U. Yusupov

6.6

Defenders

M. Mohammadi

7.3

R. Ashurmatov

7.0

S. Khalilzadeh

6.9

A. Khusanov

6.3

H. Kanani

6.9

U. Eshmurodov

7.3

Saleh Hardani

7.0

Midfielders

S. Ezatolahi

7.5

F. Sayfiyev

7.3

S. Ghoddos

7.3

O. Shukurov

7.3

M. Ghaedi

6.7

O. Hamrobekov

6.7

M. Taremi

9.2

K. Alijonov

7.0

A. Jahanbakhsh

6.5

Forwards

S. Azmoun

6.3

A. Fayzullaev

7.7

E. Shomurodov

7.0

H. Erkinov

6.9

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Highest rating

9.2

M. Taremi

7.7

A. Fayzullaev

Match Summary

On March 25, 2025 during the 2026 AFC World Cup Qualification match, Iran faced off against Uzbekistan at Azadi Stadium, Tehran. The game ended in a draw. With Iran possessing 60% of the ball compared to Uzbekistan's 40%, and shots on goal at 7 to 4. Iran had 79% successful passes (of 446 passes) over Uzbekistan which had 73% successful passes (of 294 passes). The outstanding efforts by M. Taremi and A. Fayzullaev played a key role

Lineup

4-2-3-1

3-4-3

Beiranvand

6.2

Played:
94Min

Saves:
2 of 4

Accurate passes:
20/25

Hardani

7.0

Played:
81Min

Tackles:
4

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
17/25

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
7/11

Kanani

6.9

Played:
94Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
60/68

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/3

Khalilzadeh

6.9

Played:
94Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
78/96

Won duels:
5/8

Mohammadi

7.3

Played:
81Min

Tackles:
4

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
28/34

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
6/9

Dribbles:
2/2

Ghoddos

7.3

Played:
94Min

Tackles:
3

Blocked:
2

Accurate passes:
25/35

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
7/11

Ezatolahi

7.5

Played:
81Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
39/48

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
10/13

Dribbles:
1/1

Jahanbakhsh

6.5

Played:
69Min

Accurate passes:
10/17

Won duels:
3/7

Taremi

9.2

Played:
94Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
27/31

Key passes:
4

Won duels:
4/8

Dribbles:
1/2

Ghaedi

6.7

Played:
92Min

Accurate passes:
15/20

Key passes:
5

Won duels:
4/12

Dribbles:
2/7

Azmoun

6.3

Played:
94Min

Accurate passes:
9/14

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/10

Dribbles:
0/1

Fayzullaev

7.7

Played:
94Min

Accurate passes:
18/26

Key passes:
5

Won duels:
5/13

Dribbles:
1/5

Shomurodov

7.0

Played:
94Min

Accurate passes:
25/31

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
8/19

Dribbles:
2/4

Erkinov

6.9

Played:
66Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
9/12

Won duels:
2/9

Dribbles:
0/1

Sayfiyev

7.3

Played:
94Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
18/22

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
7/14

Shukurov

7.3

Played:
94Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
40/46

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
7/8

Hamrobekov

6.7

Played:
86Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
24/32

Won duels:
1/3

Alijonov

7.0

Played:
94Min

Tackles:
3

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
9/19

Won duels:
6/12

Dribbles:
0/3

Ashurmatov

7.0

Played:
94Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
19/27

Won duels:
3/6

Khusanov

6.3

Played:
94Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
17/21

Won duels:
1/4

Eshmurodov

7.3

Played:
94Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
3

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
12/16

Won duels:
5/7

Yusupov

6.6

Played:
94Min

Saves:
4 of 6

Accurate passes:
8/24

Won duels:
0/1

Substitutes

Coach

Amir Ghalenoei

Niazmand

Hosseini

Noorafkan

6.3

Played:
13Min

Accurate passes:
5/7

Hazbavi

Nemati

Played:
2Min

Accurate passes:
2/2

Karimi

6.7

Played:
13Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
7/8

Won duels:
0/1

Gholizadeh

6.5

Played:
25Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
7/10

Won duels:
0/3

Yousefi

6.6

Played:
13Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
3/6

Won duels:
1/1

Hosseinnezhad

Ghorbani

Hosseinzadeh

Alipour

Coach

Timur Kapadze

Ne'matov

Ergashev

Abdurahmatov

Abdullayev

G'aybullaev

Komilov

Mozgovoy

Iskanderov

Bo'riyev

6.6

Played:
8Min

Accurate passes:
12/13

Yuldoshev

Jiyanov

6.3

Played:
28Min

Accurate passes:
3/5

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
0/1

Abdukholikov

Stats

Ball Possession

Iran Iran: 60%

Uzbekistan: 40%

Total Shots

Iran Iran: 19

Uzbekistan: 13

Shots on Goal

Iran Iran: 7

Uzbekistan: 4

Corner Kicks

Iran Iran: 6

Uzbekistan: 5

Offsides

Iran Iran: 1

Uzbekistan: 1

Fouls

Iran Iran: 13

Uzbekistan: 10

Yellow Cards

Iran Iran: 0

Uzbekistan: 0

Red Cards

Iran Iran: 0

Uzbekistan: 0

Total Passes

Iran Iran: 446

Uzbekistan: 294

Goals Prevented

Iran Iran: 0

Uzbekistan: 0

Passes Accuracy

Iran Iran: 352 (79%)

Uzbekistan: 214 (73%)

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 Uzbekistan

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