Match report
Iran vs Syria — the facts
Iran and Syria drew 1–1 (half-time 1–0). Iran won the penalty shootout 5–3.
Iran met Syria in the Asian Cup (Round of 16). Kick-off was Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 16:00 UTC at Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium. Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok.
Key moments
- 34' Goal (penalty): Mehdi Taremi — 1–0
- 64' Goal (penalty): Omar Khrbin — 1–1
- 90+1' Red card: Mehdi Taremi
Starting line-ups
Iran (4-2-3-1)
- 1 Alireza Beiranvand
- 3 Ehsan Hajisafi
- 4 S. Khalilzadeh
- 15 R. Cheshmi
- 23 Ramin Rezaeian
- 14 Sayed Ghoddos
- 6 Saeed Ezatolahi
- 18 M. Ghayedi
- 9 Mehdi Taremi
- 7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh
- 20 Sardar Azmoun
Syria (4-4-2)
- 22 Ahmad Madanieh
- 3 Mouaiad Al Ajaan
- 13 Thaer Krouma
- 2 Aiham Ousou
- 24 Abdul Rahman Weiss
- 12 Ammar Ramadan
- 4 Ezequiel Ham
- 18 Jalil Elías
- 25 Mahmoud Al Aswad
- 21 Ibrahim Hesar
- 7 Omar Khrbin
About this match
On this page: the Iran vs Syria 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 Syria team pages or the Asian Cup page.