Iran vs Qatar, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

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Iran

42': Sardar Azmoun
48': Sardar Azmoun
65': Mohammad Mohebbi
90'+8': Ismail Mohamad (OG)

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Qatar

17': Almoez Ali

About

Iran are hosting Qatar at Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Timeline

17': Almoez Ali (Qatar) Goal at 17'
42': Sardar Azmoun (Iran) Goal at 42'
47': Sardar Azmoun (Iran) Yellow Card at 47'
48': Sardar Azmoun (Iran) Goal at 48'
51': Mohammad Mohebbi (Iran) Yellow Card at 51'
53': Mehdi Ghayedi (Iran) Yellow Card at 53'
58': Abdelrahman Moustafa (Qatar) Substitution at 58'
65': Ibrahim Al Hassan (Qatar) Substitution at 65'
65': Ismail Mohamad (Qatar) Substitution at 65'
65': Mohammad Mohebbi (Iran) Goal at 65'
77': Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Iran) Substitution at 77'
85': Mohammad Ghorbani (Iran) Substitution at 85'
90'+1': Shahriar Moghanlou (Iran) Substitution at 91'
90'+1': Mohammad Hosseinnezhad (Iran) Substitution at 91'
90'+8': Ismail Mohamad (Qatar) Own Goal at 98'

Statistics

QAT		IRN
3	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	0
54.4	Possession	45.6
11	SHOTS	15
1	ON GOAL	6
0.1	On Target %	0.4
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
5	Blocked Shots	1
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Rashid Stadium
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 7,890

Line-Ups

Iran (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Alireza Beiranvand (GK)
13	Ali Nemati
4	Shoja Khalilzadeh
21	Omid Norafkan
5	Milad Mohammadi
9	Mehdi Taremi
6	Saeid Ezatolahi
17	Seyed Mohammad Karimi
20	Sardar Azmoun
10	Mehdi Ghayedi
8	Mohammad Mohebbi

Iran Substitutes:

Shahriar Moghanlou, Payam Niazmand, Mohammad Hosseinnezhad, Amin Hazbavi, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Aria Yousefi, Mehdi Torabi, Mohammad Daneshgar, Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh, Hossein Hosseini, Ali Gholizadeh, Mohammad Ghorbani.

Qatar (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
22	Meshaal Barsham (GK)
12	Lucas Mendes
16	Boualem Khoukhi
3	Abdelkarim Hassan
5	Tarek Salman
20	Ahmed Fathi
8	Jassem Gaber
10	Akram Afif
9	Edmílson Junior
19	Almoez Ali
6	Abdulaziz Hatem

Qatar Substitutes:

Ismail Mohamad, Yusuf Abdurisag, Ahmed Alaaeldin, Mohammed Waad, Ibrahim Al Hassan, Abdulla Badr Alyazidi, Abdelrahman Moustafa, Almahdi Ali Mukhtar, Ahmed Al Ganehi, Salah Zakaria, Sultan Al-Brake, Saad Al-Sheeb.

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