Iran beat Iraq 1-0. The winner had to work for it: 1 from 21 shots. Best on the pitch was Alireza Jahanbakhsh, rated 8.9.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — AFC
   IRN 4-1-4-1·4-2-3-1 IRQ
   Coach: D. Skočić · Ž. PetrovićReferee: C. Beath📍 Azadi Stadium
2. 1. First half
   2. 35'
      

      IRQ
      Yellow card
      Abdulameer
3. 1. Second half
   2. 48'
      

      IRN
      GOOOAL!Mehdi TaremiAssist: A. Jahanbakhsh
   3. 52'
      

      IRQ
      Yellow card
      Bashar Resan
   4. 57'
      

      IRQ
      Substitution
      ▲Ali Al Zubaidi▼Bashar Resan
   5. 58'
      

      IRQ
      Substitution
      ▲H. Abdulkareem▼A. Al Ammari
   6. 74'
      

      IRQ
      Substitution
      ▲Mohanad Jeahze▼Ahmad Farhan
   7. 78'
      

      IRN
      Substitution
      ▲M. Sarlak▼Saman Ghoddos
   8. 82'
      

      IRQ
      Substitution
      ▲Alaa Abbas▼Aymen Hussein
   9. 82'
      

      IRQ
      Substitution
      ▲Zidane Iqbal▼Hasan Matrook
   10. 85'
       

       IRN
       Yellow card
       Shojae Khalilzadeh
   11. 87'
       

       IRN
       Substitution
       ▲K. Kamyabinia▼S. Ezatolahi
   12. 90+2'
       

       IRN
       Substitution
       ▲Karim Ansarifard▼Mehdi Taremi