United Arab Emirates vs Iran - AFC World Cup Qualification 2026 - Stats & Highlights

United Arab Emirates

Iran

M. Ghaedi 45' +3

AFC World Cup Qualification 2026

3rd Round - 2

September 10, 2024 4:00pm

Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

Match Finished

Highest rating

7.3

Kouame Kouadio

7.3

M. Ghaedi

Lineup

4-1-4-1

4-2-3-1

Eisa

6.9

Played: 96Min

Saves: 2 of 3

Accurate passes: 21/23

Ebraheim

6.2

Played: 96Min

Tackles: 5

Blocked: 1

Accurate passes: 34/47

Won duels: 6/12

Kouadio

7.3

Played: 96Min

Tackles: 2

Blocked: 1

Accurate passes: 50/61

Key passes: 1

Won duels: 6/7

Idrees

6.9

Played: 85Min

Tackles: 2

Interceptions: 2

Accurate passes: 37/43

Won duels: 6/8

Dribbles: 1/1

Nader

6.5

Played: 85Min

Accurate passes: 39/43

Won duels: 2/6

Dribbles: 0/1

Suhail

7.2

Played: 96Min

Accurate passes: 19/23

Key passes: 1

Won duels: 11/17

Dribbles: 4/6

Hamad

7.3

Played: 96Min

Tackles: 6

Accurate passes: 34/40

Won duels: 8/14

Zaabi

6.3

Played: 65Min

Accurate passes: 25/28

Key passes: 1

Won duels: 0/5

Ghassani

6.3

Played: 59Min

Tackles: 1

Accurate passes: 14/16

Won duels: 3/6

Dribbles: 1/2

Canedo

6.9

Played: 96Min

Tackles: 1

Accurate passes: 16/18

Won duels: 2/3

Taremi

6.2

Played: 96Min

Accurate passes: 11/15

Key passes: 1

Won duels: 2/8

Dribbles: 1/4

Ghaedi

7.3

Played: 57Min

Tackles: 1

Accurate passes: 7/12

Key passes: 1

Won duels: 2/5

Dribbles: 1/3

Ghoddos

6.3

Played: 57Min

Tackles: 2

Accurate passes: 10/15

Won duels: 5/12

Dribbles: 0/1

Jahanbakhsh

Ezatolahi

7.3

Played: 76Min

Tackles: 4

Blocked: 1

Interceptions: 2

Accurate passes: 27/36

Won duels: 7/10

Noorafkan

6.7

Played: 96Min

Tackles: 1

Blocked: 1

Accurate passes: 22/27

Won duels: 2/6

Mohammadi

6.6

Played: 96Min

Interceptions: 1

Accurate passes: 17/29

Key passes: 1

Won duels: 5/9

Dribbles: 1/1

Khalilzadeh

6.6

Played: 96Min

Tackles: 1

Accurate passes: 46/55

Won duels: 3/6

Kanani

6.6

Played: 96Min

Accurate passes: 46/49

Key passes: 1

Won duels: 1/3

Hardani

7.0

Played: 96Min

Tackles: 2

Blocked: 1

Accurate passes: 11/15

Key passes: 1

Won duels: 3/7

Dribbles: 1/2

Beiranvand

6.6

Played: 96Min

Saves: 2 of 2

Accurate passes: 13/20

Substitutes

Lima

6.9

Played: 31Min

Accurate passes: 16/17

Key passes: 2

Won duels: 0/2

Tawhid

Khaseif

Sultan

Attas

Saleh

Hashemi

Salmin

Faiz

6.7

Played: 11Min

Accurate passes: 11/11

Hunt

Badr

6.3

Played: 11Min

Accurate passes: 2/3

Gholizadeh

6.6

Played: 39Min

Tackles: 1

Accurate passes: 5/5

Won duels: 2/3

Dribbles: 1/1

Azmoun

6.6

Played: 39Min

Accurate passes: 3/5

Key passes: 1

Won duels: 1/3

Hosseini

Niazmand

Hazbavi

Jalali

Sayyadmanesh

Ghorbani

6.6

Played: 20Min

Tackles: 1

Blocked: 1

Accurate passes: 1/1

Won duels: 1/2

Yousefi

Karimi

Torabi

Moghanlou

Stats

Ball Possession

United Arab Emirates: 60%

Iran Iran: 40%

Total Shots

United Arab Emirates: 11

Iran Iran: 12

Shots on Goal

United Arab Emirates: 2

Iran Iran: 3

Corner Kicks

United Arab Emirates: 4

Iran Iran: 2

Offsides

United Arab Emirates: 1

Iran Iran: 1

Fouls

United Arab Emirates: 5

Iran Iran: 7

Yellow Cards

United Arab Emirates: 0

Iran Iran: 3

Red Cards

United Arab Emirates: 0

Iran Iran: 0

Total Passes

United Arab Emirates: 448

Iran Iran: 311

Goals Prevented

United Arab Emirates: 0

Iran Iran: 0

Passes Accuracy

United Arab Emirates: 382 (85%)

Iran Iran: 238 (77%)

Events

35''

Card

A. Jahanbakhsh

48''

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Goal

M. Ghaedi

48''

Card

57''

57''

59''

65''

76''

85''

85''

96''

Card

H. Kanani

98''

M. Karimi

M. Taremi

101''

Card

M. Mohammadi

Match Summary

On September 10, 2024 during the 2026 AFC World Cup Qualification match, United Arab Emirates faced off against Iran at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain. The game concluded with Iran securing a victory. With 60% possession, United Arab Emirates versus Iran's 40% and shots on goal at 2 to 3. United Arab Emirates had 85% successful passes (of 448 passes) over Iran which had 77% successful passes (of 311 passes). The outstanding efforts by Kouame Kouadio and M. Ghaedi played a key role.