Iran vs Hong Kong, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFCAbout
Iran are hosting Hong Kong
at Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran, starting on
. The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 12': Goal! IR Iran 1, Hong Kong, China 0. Sardar Azmoun (IR Iran) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammad Mohebi.
- 15': Goal! IR Iran 2, Hong Kong, China 0. Sardar Azmoun (IR Iran) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
- 17': Yue Tze Nam (Hong Kong, China) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Lam Hin Ting (Hong Kong, China) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, IR Iran 2, Hong Kong, China 0.
- 45': Second Half begins IR Iran 2, Hong Kong, China 0.
- 64': Substitution, Hong Kong, China. Chan Shinichi replaces Poon Pui Hin.
- 64': Substitution, Hong Kong, China. Chan Siu Kwan replaces Wu Chun Ming.
- 64': Substitution, Hong Kong, China. Law Tsz Chun replaces Mahama Awal.
- 70': Substitution, IR Iran. Mehdi Torabi replaces Mohammad Mohebi.
- 70': Substitution, IR Iran. Omid Ebrahimi replaces Saman Ghoddos.
- 71': Substitution, Hong Kong, China. Michael Udebuluzor replaces Matt Orr.
- 74': Substitution, IR Iran. Reza Asadi replaces Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
- 82': Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Goal! IR Iran 3, Hong Kong, China 0. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sardar Azmoun.
- 90': Substitution, IR Iran. Karim Ansarifard replaces Sardar Azmoun.
- 90'+1': Substitution, IR Iran. Mohammad Hosseinnezhad replaces Mehdi Taremi.
- 90'+2': Goal! IR Iran 4, Hong Kong, China 0. Ramin Rezaeian (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Hong Kong, China. Oliver Gerbig replaces Tan Chun Lok Mark.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, IR Iran 4, Hong Kong, China 0.
- 0': Match ends, IR Iran 4, Hong Kong, China 0.
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
Venue: Azadi Stadium
Location: Tehran, Iran
Attendance: 6,193
Venue: Azadi Stadium
Location: Tehran, Iran
Attendance: 6,193
Line-Ups
Iran (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alireza Beiranvand (GK) |
| 4 | Shoja Khalilzadeh  |
| 13 | Hossein Kanani |
| 3 | Ehsan Hajsafi |
| 23 | Ramin Rezaeian |
| 6 | Saeid Ezatolahi |
| 14 | Saman Ghoddos |
| 7 | Alireza Jahanbakhsh |
| 20 | Sardar Azmoun |
| 21 | Mohammad Mohebbi |
| 9 | Mehdi Taremi |
Hong Kong (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Ka-Wing Tse (GK) |
| 13 | Ngai Hoi Li |
| 4 | Vas Nunez |
| 2 | Nok-Hang Leung |
| 8 | Chun-Lok Tan |
| 12 | Lam Hin Ting |
| 6 | Wu Chun-Ming |
| 21 | Tze-Nam Yue |
| 9 | Matt Orr |
| 14 | Poon Pui Hin |
| 15 | Mahama Awal |
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