Iran beat Kyrgyzstan 1-0. The winner had to work for it: 1 from 20 shots. Best on the pitch was Mehdi Taremi, rated 8.3.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — AFC
   IRN 4-4-2·5-3-2 KYR
   Coach: Amir Ghalenoei · Maksim LisitsynReferee: Y. Araki📍 Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium
2. 1. First half
   2. 34'
      

      IRN
      GOOOAL!Mehdi Taremi
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      KYR
      Substitution
      ▲E. Kenzhebaev▼Gulzhigit Alykulov
   3. 60'
      

      IRN
      Substitution
      ▲M. Torabi▼M. Ghayedi
   4. 60'
      

      IRN
      Substitution
      ▲Alireza Jahanbakhsh▼A. Gholizadeh
   5. 67'
      

      IRN
      Substitution
      ▲S. Ezatolahi▼Saman Ghoddos
   6. 79'
      KYR
      Substitution
      ▲M. Akhmedov▼K. Zhyrgalbek
   7. 81'
      

      IRN
      Substitution
      ▲S. Hardani▼A. Yousefi
   8. 81'
      

      IRN
      Substitution
      ▲S. Moghanlou▼Sardar Azmoun
   9. 87'
      KYR
      Substitution
      ▲K. Merk▼J. Kojo