Iran beat United Arab Emirates 1-0. United Arab Emirates controlled the ball — 60% possession — but had nothing to show for it. The winner had to work for it: 1 from 13 shots. Iran played with ten from minute 49. Best on the pitch was A. Ramadan, rated 7.5.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — AFC
   IRN 4-3-3·4-2-3-1 UNI
   Coach: D. Skočić · B. van MarwijkReferee: Ahmed Al Kaf📍 Azadi Stadium
2. 1. First half
   2. 24'
      

      IRN
      Yellow card
      S. Ezatolahi
   3. 38'
      

      IRN
      Yellow card
      S. Moharrami
   4. 44'
      

      IRN
      GOOOAL!Mehdi Taremi
3. 1. Second half
   2. 49'
      

      IRN
      Yellow card
      S. Moharrami
   3. 49'
      

      IRN
      Red card
      S. Moharrami
   4. 54'
      

      IRN
      Substitution
      ▲S. Hardani▼Saman Ghoddos
   5. 59'
      

      IRN
      Substitution
      ▲A. Nourollahi▼S. Ezatolahi
   6. 67'
      

      UNI
      Substitution
      ▲Harib Abdalla Suhail▼Khalil Ibrahim
   7. 67'
      

      UNI
      Substitution
      ▲Sebastián Tagliabúe▼A. Saleh
   8. 74'
      

      UNI
      Substitution
      ▲Yahya Al Ghassani▼M. Hassan
   9. 83'
      

      IRN
      Substitution
      ▲S. Yazdani Moghadam▼M. Mohammadi
   10. 84'
       

       IRN
       Yellow card
       Alireza Jahanbakhsh
   11. 84'
       

       UNI
       Yellow card
       T. Al Zaabi
   12. 86'
       

       UNI
       Substitution
       ▲Zayed Al Ameri▼Mahmoud Khamis
   13. 90+2'
       

       UNI
       Yellow card
       A. Ramadan