Iran vs United Arab Emirates — Asian Cup: stats, lineups & analysis
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23.01.24 15:002 – 1Full Time
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Match Events
- 26′Iran, goal:1–0assist
- 35′Iran, goal disallowed:Goal cancelled
- 41′Iran, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Iran, substitution:off
- 54′United Arab Emirates, yellow card:Tahnoon AlzaabiFoul
- 57′United Arab Emirates, substitution:Tahnoon Al Zaabi
- 60′United Arab Emirates, VAR review:Yahya AlghassaniPenalty confirmed
- 62′Iran, yellow card:Hossein KanaaniFoul
- 65′Iran, goal:2–0assist
- 67′Iran, substitution:off
- 67′Iran, substitution:off
- 67′Iran, substitution:offM. Ghayedi
- 72′United Arab Emirates, yellow card:Khaled AldhanhaniFoul
- 74′United Arab Emirates, substitution:Khaled Ebraheim
- 83′Iran, goal disallowed:Goal cancelled
- 85′United Arab Emirates, substitution:Ali Saleh
- 85′United Arab Emirates, substitution:Majid Rashid
- 87′Iran, substitution:
- 90+3′United Arab Emirates, goal:2–1Yahya Al Ghassani
- Full-time2 – 1
Lineups
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Iran
4-2-3-1
7.35
Average match ratingIran +1.15
6.20
United Arab Emirates
5-4-1
Education City Stadium
Key Stats
60%Possession40%
–Expected Goals–
15Shots11
2Shots on Target5
7Corners0
87%Pass Accuracy80%
Top Performers
Best rated
Goals
personYahya Al Ghassani1 goal
1 goalAssists
Player Ratings
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United Arab Emirates
Match report
Iran vs United Arab Emirates — the facts
Iran beat United Arab Emirates 2–1 (half-time 1–0).
Iran met United Arab Emirates in the Asian Cup (Group Stage - 3). Kick-off was Tuesday, 23 January 2024, 15:00 UTC at Education City Stadium. Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev.
Team pages: Iran · United Arab Emirates · Asian Cup
Key moments
- 26' Goal: Mehdi Taremi (assist: Sardar Azmoun) — 1–0
- 65' Goal: Mehdi Taremi (assist: Sardar Azmoun) — 2–0
- 90+3' Goal: Yahya Al Ghassani — 2–1
Starting line-ups
Iran (4-2-3-1)
- 1 Alireza Beiranvand
- 3 Ehsan Hajsafi
- 4 S. Khalilzadeh
- 13 H. Kanani
- 2 Sadegh Moharrami
- 14 Saman Ghoddos
- 6 Saeed Ezatolahi
- 18 M. Ghayedi
- 9 Mehdi Taremi
- 17 Ali Gholizadeh
- 20 Sardar Azmoun
United Arab Emirates (5-4-1)
- 17 Khalid Eisa
- 21 Harib Abdalla Suhail
- 26 Bader Nasser
- 4 Khalid Al Hashemi
- 19 Khaled Ebraheim
- 3 Zayed Sultan
- 9 Ali Saleh
- 18 Abdalla Ramadan
- 6 Majid Rashid
- 8 Tahnoon Al Zaabi
- 20 Yahya Al Ghassani
About this match
On this page: the Iran vs United Arab Emirates final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Asian Cup 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 United Arab Emirates team pages or the Asian Cup page.