Match Events
- 35′Iraq, yellow card:AbdulameerFoul
- Half-time
- 48′Iran, goal:1–0assist
- 52′Iraq, yellow card:Bashar ResanFoul
- 57′Iraq, substitution:Bashar Rasan
- 58′Iraq, substitution:
- 74′Iraq, substitution:offAhmad Farhan
- 78′Iran, substitution:
- 82′Iraq, substitution:offAymen Hussein
- 82′Iraq, substitution:offHasan Matrook
- 85′Iran, yellow card:Shoja KhalilzadehFoul
- 87′Iran, substitution:
- 90+2′Iran, substitution:off
- Full-time1 – 0
Lineups
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Iran
4-1-4-1
7.40
Average match ratingIran +0.80
6.60
Iraq
4-2-3-1
Referee
C. Beath
Azadi Stadium
Key Stats
57%Possession43%
–Expected Goals–
21Shots10
9Shots on Target3
10Corners5
81%Pass Accuracy73%
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Match report
Iran vs Iraq — the facts
Iran beat Iraq 1–0 (half-time 0–0).
Iran met Iraq in the World Cup - Qualification Asia (3rd Round - 7). Kick-off was Thursday, 27 January 2022, 14:30 UTC at Azadi Stadium. Referee: C. Beath.
Team pages: Iran · Iraq · World Cup - Qualification Asia
Key moments
- 48' Goal: Mehdi Taremi (assist: Alireza Jahanbakhsh) — 1–0
Starting line-ups
Iran (4-1-4-1)
- 22 Amir Abedzadeh
- 6 Saeed Ezatolahi
- 2 Sadegh Moharrami
- 13 H. Kanani
- 4 S. Khalilzadeh
- 17 Ali Gholizadeh
- 7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh
- 14 Saman Ghoddos
- 9 Mehdi Taremi
- 18 Omid Noorafkan
- 11 Vahid Amiri
Iraq (4-2-3-1)
- 1 Fahad Talib
- 2 Ahmad Ibrahim
- 6 Hasan Matrook
- 23 Maytham Jabbar
- 3 Frans Putros
- 13 Bashar Rasan
- 21 Saad Abdul Ameer
- 17 Ahmad Farhan
- 15 Mohammed Ali
- 16 Amir Al Ammari
- 18 Aymen Hussein
About this match
On this page: the Iran vs Iraq final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this World Cup - Qualification Asia fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Iran and Iraq team pages or the World Cup - Qualification Asia page.