Iran beat Iraq 0-3. Best on the pitch was Mehdi Taremi, rated 8.5.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — AFC
   IRQ 4-1-4-1·4-4-2 IRN
   Coach: D. Advocaat · D. SkočićReferee: Ma Ning📍 Khalifa International Stadium
2. 1. First half
   2. 2'
      

      IRN
      GOOOAL!Alireza JahanbakhshAssist: M. Taremi
   3. 11'
      

      IRQ
      Yellow card
      Amjad Attwan
   4. 28'
      

      IRQ
      Substitution
      ▲Justin Meram▼Bashar Resan
   5. 37'
      

      IRN
      Yellow card
      S. Ezatolahi
   6. 39'
      

      IRQ
      Yellow card
      Ahmad Ibrahim Khalaf
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      IRQ
      Substitution
      ▲F. Putros▼Sherko Kareem
   3. 46'
      

      IRQ
      Substitution
      ▲Muhanad Ali▼A. Al Ammari
   4. 50'
      

      IRQ
      Yellow card
      Aymen Hussein
   5. 58'
      

      IRN
      Substitution
      ▲Saman Ghoddos▼S. Ezatolahi
   6. 63'
      

      IRN
      Yellow card
      Alireza Jahanbakhsh
   7. 69'
      

      IRN
      GOOOAL!Mehdi TaremiAssist: S. Azmoun
   8. 71'
      

      IRQ
      Substitution
      ▲M. Qasim▼Humam Tariq
   9. 78'
      

      IRQ
      Substitution
      ▲Ala'a Abdul Zahra▼Safaa Hadi
   10. 87'
       

       IRN
       Substitution
       ▲A. Gholizadeh▼Mehdi Taremi
   11. 87'
       

       IRN
       Substitution
       ▲Karim Ansarifard▼Alireza Jahanbakhsh
   12. 90'
       

       IRN
       GOOOAL!A. GholizadehAssist: K. Ansarifard
   13. 90+3'
       

       IRN
       Substitution
       ▲Mehdi Ghayedi▼Sardar Azmoun