FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

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

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Iran
  • 52': Mehdi Taremi
  • 83': Mehdi Taremi
FT
2 - 2
Uzbekistan
  • 16': Hojimat Erkinov
  • 53': Abbosbek Fayzullaev

Iran seal World Cup qualification as Taremi double earns draw

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF IRAN AND UZBEKISTAN DRAWING 2-2 IN THE THIRD ROUND OF ASIAN QUALIFYING FOR THE 2026 WORLD CUP

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Azadi Stadium
Location: Tehran, Iran
Attendance: 36,702

Line-Ups

IRN Iran (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alireza Beiranvand (GK)
4 Shoja Khalilzadeh
13 Hossein Kanani
5 Milad Mohammadi
2 Saleh Hardani
9 Mehdi Taremi
6 Saeid Ezatolahi
14 Saman Ghoddos
20 Sardar Azmoun
10 Mehdi Ghayedi
7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Iran Substitutes:
Mohammad Hosseinnezhad, Hossein Hosseini, Payam Niazmand, Ali Alipour, Amin Hazbavi, Seyed Mohammad Karimi, Omid Norafkan, Mohammad Ghorbani, Aria Yousefi, Ali Nemati, Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh, Ali Gholizadeh.

UZB Uzbekistan (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Utkir Yusupov (GK)
2 Abdukodir Khusanov
5 Rustamjon Ashurmatov
15 Umarbek Eshmurodov
7 Otabek Shukurov
9 Odiljon Xamrobekov
4 Farrukh Sayfiev
3 Khojiakbar Alijonov
14 Eldor Shomurodov
22 Abbosbek Fayzullaev
20 Hojimat Erkinov
Uzbekistan Substitutes:
Abduvohid Nematov, Golib Gaybullaev, Ibrokhimkhalil Yuldoshev, Jamshid Iskanderov, Botirali Ergashev, Zafarmurod Abdirakhmatov, Abdulla Abdullaev, Dilshod Komilov, Abdurauf Buriev, Akmal Mozgovoy, Bobir Abdixolikov, Ruslanbek Jiyanov.

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