Iran beat United Arab Emirates 0-1. United Arab Emirates controlled the ball — 60% possession — but had nothing to show for it. The winner had to work for it: 1 from 12 shots. Best on the pitch was Harib Abdalla Suhail, rated 7.5.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — AFC
   UNI 4-1-4-1·4-2-3-1 IRN
   Coach: Aurelian Cosmin Olăroiu · Amir GhalenoeiReferee: K. Jong-Hyeok📍 Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
2. 1. First half
   2. 35'
      

      IRN
      Yellow card
      Alireza Jahanbakhsh
   3. 45'
      

      IRN
      GOOOAL!M. Ghayedi
3. 1. Second half
   2. 48'
      

      IRN
      Yellow card
      Saman Ghoddos
   3. 57'
      

      IRN
      Substitution
      ▲A. Gholizadeh▼M. Ghayedi
   4. 57'
      

      IRN
      Substitution
      ▲Sardar Azmoun▼Saman Ghoddos
   5. 59'
      

      UNI
      Substitution
      ▲A. Saleh▼Yahya Al Ghassani
   6. 65'
      

      UNI
      Substitution
      ▲Fábio de Lima▼T. Al Zaabi
   7. 76'
      

      IRN
      Substitution
      ▲M. Ghorbani▼S. Ezatolahi
   8. 85'
      

      UNI
      Substitution
      ▲I. Faiz▼Y. Nader
   9. 85'
      

      UNI
      Substitution
      ▲F. Badr▼A. Idrees
   10. 87'
       

       UNI
       VAR review
       Ali Saleh
   11. 90+6'
       

       IRN
       Yellow card
       Hossein Kanaani
   12. 90+8'
       

       IRN
       Substitution
       ▲M. Karimi▼Mehdi Taremi
   13. 90+11'
       

       IRN
       Yellow card
       M. Mohammadi