Iran beat Syria 1-0. Best on the pitch was Alireza Jahanbakhsh, rated 7.9.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — AFC
   IRN 4-2-3-1·5-3-2 SYR
   Coach: D. Skočić · Nizar MahrousReferee: R. Sato📍 Azadi Stadium
2. 1. First half
   2. 17'
      SYR
      Yellow card
      Israa Hamwiah
   3. 31'
      

      IRN
      Substitution
      ▲S. Ezatolahi▼M. Sarlak
   4. 45+3'
      

      IRN
      Yellow card
      Shojae Khalilzadeh
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      IRN
      Substitution
      ▲S. Hardani▼J. Salmani
   3. 46'
      

      IRN
      Substitution
      ▲M. Mohammadi▼Saman Ghoddos
   4. 56'
      

      IRN
      GOOOAL!Alireza JahanbakhshAssist: M. Taremi
   5. 60'
      SYR
      Substitution
      ▲Alaa Al Dali▼M. Osman
   6. 63'
      

      IRN
      Yellow card
      M. Mohammadi
   7. 73'
      

      IRN
      Substitution
      ▲M. Torabi▼A. Gholizadeh
   8. 75'
      SYR
      Substitution
      ▲Ahmad Ashkar▼Israa Hamwiah
   9. 75'
      SYR
      Substitution
      ▲Aias Aosman▼Abdul Rahman Weiss
   10. 76'
       SYR
       Yellow card
       Khaled Kerdagli
   11. 81'
       

       IRN
       Yellow card
       Mehdi Taremi
   12. 87'
       

       IRN
       Substitution
       ▲Karim Ansarifard▼Alireza Jahanbakhsh
   13. 90+1'
       SYR
       Substitution
       ▲Mahmoud Al Baher▼K. Hameesheh
   14. 90+1'
       SYR
       Substitution
       ▲F. Youssef▼Khaled Kerdagli