IR Iran vs UAE

AFC Asian Cup - Group Stage 23 Jan 2024, 15:00
IR Iran
IR Iran
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
UAE
UAE
🏟 Education City Stadium (Al Rayyan (Ar-Rayyan)) 👤 I. Tantashev Round 3

Match report

IR Iran edged past UAE 2-1 in the AFC Asian Cup - Group Stage on 23 January 2024.

IR Iran dominated possession with 60% of the ball and had 15 shots to UAE's 11.

The match was played at Education City Stadium (Al Rayyan (Ar-Rayyan)), with I. Tantashev in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 60% - 40% Shots 15 - 11 On target 2 - 5 Corners 7 - 0 Fouls 14 - 13 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Mehdi Taremi
IR Iran · 2 goals
8 Sardar Azmoun 2 assists
7 Yahya Alghassani 1 goal
7 Alireza Beiranvand 4 saves
7 Sadegh Moharrami captained the side
First half vs second half
UAE came out stronger after half-time, with 9 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–2 8–9
Shots On Goal 1–0 1–5
Ball Possession 60–40 —
Corners 5–0 2–0
Attacks 57–37 64–43
Match statistics
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 4
121 Attacks 80
43 Dangerous Attacks 19
6 On Target 5
13 Off Target 6
15 Shots Total 11
2 Shots On Goal 5
8 Shots Off Goal 2
5 Shots Blocked 4
8 Shots Inside Box 8
7 Shots Outside Box 3
14 Fouls 13
7 Corners 0
6 Offsides 1
60% Ball Possession 40%
2 Yellow Cards 2
4 Saves 0
562 Passes Total 377
486 Passes Accurate 301
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  5-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
IR Iran · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Beiranvand
2 S. Moharrami 13 H. Kanaani 4 S. Khalilzadeh 3 E. Safi
6 S. Ezatolahi 14 S. Ghoddos
17 A. Gholizadeh 9 M. Taremi 18 M. Ghayedi
20 S. Azmoun
UAE · 5-4-1
17 K. Eisa
3 Z. Sultan 19 K. Aldhanhani 4 K. Hashemi 26 B. Abaelaziz 21 H. Suhail
8 T. Alzaabi 6 M. Rashid 18 A. Ramadan 9 A. Saleh
20 Y. Alghassani
IR Iran
Coach
A. Ghalenoei
Substitutes
  • 23 Ramin Rezaeian
  • 21 Mohammad Mohebi
  • 7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh
  • 8 Omid Ebrahimi
  • 11 Reza Asadi
  • 22 Seyed Hossein Hosseini
  • 12 Payam Niazmand
  • 15 Roozbeh Cheshmi
  • 5 Milad Mohammadi
  • 16 Mehdi Torabi
  • 10 Karim Ansarifard
  • 26 Shahriar Moghanlou
UAE
Coach
Paulo Bento
Substitutes
  • 11 Caio Canedo
  • 2 Abdulla Idrees
  • 14 Abdulla Salmeen
  • 10 Fabio Lima
  • 1 Ali Khasif
  • 22 Hassan Hamza
  • 25 Abdulrahman Saleh Khamis
  • 13 Mohamed Omar Al Attas
  • 24 Ahmed Abdulla Jamil
  • 15 Yahia Nader
  • 16 Mohammed Abbas
  • 5 Ali Salmin
Substitutions
  • 45' ↑ R. Rezaeian ↓ S. Moharrami IR Iran
  • 57' ↑ Caio Canedo ↓ Tahnoon Al Zaabi UAE
  • 67' ↑ A. Jahanbakhsh ↓ A. Gholizadeh IR Iran
  • 67' ↑ O. Ebrahimi ↓ S. Ghoddos IR Iran
  • 67' ↑ M. Mohebi ↓ M. Ghayedi IR Iran
  • 74' ↑ Abdulla Idrees ↓ Khaled Ebraheim UAE
  • 85' ↑ Fábio Lima ↓ Ali Saleh UAE
  • 85' ↑ Abdulla Hamad ↓ Majid Rashid UAE
  • 87' ↑ R. Asadi ↓ S. Azmoun IR Iran
Cards
  • 41' S. Moharrami IR Iran
  • 54' T. Al Zaabi UAE
  • 62' H. Kanaanizadegan IR Iran
  • 72' Khaled Ebraheim UAE
Head-to-head
IR Iran 5 0 draws 0 UAE
2025-03-20 IR Iran vs UAE 2 - 0
2024-09-10 UAE vs IR Iran 0 - 1
2024-01-23 IR Iran vs UAE 2 - 1
2022-02-01 Iran vs UAE 1 - 0
2021-10-07 UAE vs Iran 0 - 1
Recent form
IR Iran D L W W D
UAE D L L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in IR Iran vs UAE?
IR Iran won 2-1 against UAE on 23 January 2024.
Who won IR Iran vs UAE?
IR Iran won the match 2-1.
Where was IR Iran vs UAE played?
The match was played at Education City Stadium (Al Rayyan (Ar-Rayyan)).
Who had more possession in IR Iran vs UAE?
IR Iran had 60% of possession, compared to 40% for the other side.