UAE vs Iran

WC Qualification Asia - 3rd Round 7 Oct 2021, 16:45
UAE
UAE
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Iran
Iran
🏟 Zabeel Stadium (Dubayy (Dubai)) 👤 C. Beath Round 3

Match report

Iran edged past UAE 1-0 in the WC Qualification Asia - 3rd Round on 7 October 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Iran had 10 shots to UAE's 5.

The match was played at Zabeel Stadium (Dubayy (Dubai)), with C. Beath in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 55% - 45% Shots 5 - 10 On target 1 - 3 Corners 2 - 3 Fouls 11 - 16 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Mehdi Taremi
Iran · 1 goal
8 Sadegh Moharrami captained the side
8 Saeid Ezatolahi captained the side
7 Ali Khasif captained the side
7 Bandar Al Ahbabi 61 passes (82% accurate)
First half vs second half
Iran came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–3 2–7
Shots On Goal 1–0 0–3
Ball Possession 53–47 —
Corners 2–1 0–2
Attacks 35–50 32–48
Match statistics
0 Penalty 1
3 Substitution 5
67 Attacks 98
28 Dangerous Attacks 52
0 On Target 2
4 Off Target 8
5 Shots Total 10
1 Shots On Goal 3
4 Shots Off Goal 6
0 Shots Blocked 1
2 Shots Inside Box 7
3 Shots Outside Box 3
11 Fouls 16
2 Corners 3
1 Offsides 4
55% Ball Possession 45%
3 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 1
473 Passes Total 372
392 Passes Accurate 306
Line-ups 4-5-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
UAE · 4-5-1
1 A. Khasif
9 B. Ahbabi 4 S. Abdulrahman 13 M. Attas 21 M. Khamis
5 A. Salmeen 8 M. Hassan 15 F. Lima 18 A. Ramadan 14 K. Ibrahim
7 A. Mabkhout
Iran · 4-4-2
1 A. Beiranvand
2 S. Moharrami 13 H. Kanaani 4 S. Khalilzadeh 21 O. Noorafkan
7 A. Jahanbakhsh 6 S. Ezatolahi 8 A. Nourollahi 11 V. Amiri
20 S. Azmoun 9 M. Taremi
UAE
Coach
B. van Marwijk
Substitutes
  • 17 Mohammed Al Shamsi
  • 22 Adel Al Hosani
  • 16 Al Hassan Saleh
  • 2 Abdulaziz Hussain
  • 12 Khalifa Mubarak
  • 19 Tahnoon Alzaabi
  • 23 Mohammed Jumaa
  • 6 Yousef Jaber
  • 3 Majid Rashid
  • 20 Sebastian Tagliabue
  • 11 Caio Canedo
  • 10 Khalfan Mubarak
Iran
Coach
D. Skočić
Substitutes
  • 22 Amir Abedzadeh
  • 12 Payam Niazmand
  • 3 Ehsan Hajisafi
  • 19 Majid Hosseini
  • 15 Saleh Hardani
  • 5 Milad Mohammadi
  • 16 Mehdi Torabi
  • 18 Milad Sarlak
  • 14 Saman Ghoddos
  • 17 Ali Gholizadeh
  • 10 Karim Ansarifard
  • 23 Mehdi Ghayedi
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Mohammed Jumaa ↓ Khalil Ibrahim UAE
  • 46' ↑ A. Gholizadeh ↓ O. Noorafkan Iran
  • 78' ↑ Sebastián Tagliabúe ↓ Abdulla Salmeen UAE
  • 78' ↑ E. Hajsafi ↓ A. Jahanbakhsh Iran
  • 85' ↑ M. Sarlak ↓ A. Nourollahi Iran
  • 90+4' ↑ K. Ansarifard ↓ S. Azmoun Iran
Cards
  • 21' B. Mohammed UAE
  • 43' O. Noorafkan Iran
  • 74' S. Abdulrahman UAE
  • 87' M. Hassan UAE
Head-to-head
UAE 0 0 draws 5 Iran
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
UAE D D W D W
Iran D D W L D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in UAE vs Iran?
UAE lost 0-1 against Iran on 7 October 2021.
Who won UAE vs Iran?
Iran won the match 1-0.
Where was UAE vs Iran played?
The match was played at Zabeel Stadium (Dubayy (Dubai)).
Who had more possession in UAE vs Iran?
UAE had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.