Iran beat China 1-0. The winner had to work for it: 1 from 13 shots.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — AFC
   Coach: Carlos Queiroz · M. LippiReferee: Muhammad Taqi, Singapore📍 Azadi Stadium
2. 1. First half
   2. 37'
      

      IRN
      Yellow card
      S. Ezatolahi
   3. 39'
      

      IRN
      Yellow card
      Masoud Shojaei
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      CHN
      Substitution
      ▲Huang Bowen▼Zhang Xizhe
   3. 46'
      

      CHN
      Substitution
      ▲Wu Lei▼Zhang Yuning
   4. 46'
      

      IRN
      GOOOAL!Mehdi TaremiAssist: M. Shojaei
   5. 50'
      

      CHN
      Substitution
      ▲Yin Hongbo▼Wu Xi
   6. 63'
      

      IRN
      Yellow card
      Alireza Jahanbakhsh
   7. 72'
      

      IRN
      Substitution
      ▲Sardar Azmoun▼Reza Ghoochannejhad
   8. 80'
      

      IRN
      Substitution
      ▲Ramin Rezaeian▼V. Ghafouri
   9. 81'
      

      CHN
      Yellow card
      Yin Hongbo
   10. 88'
       

       IRN
       Substitution
       ▲V. Amiri▼Alireza Jahanbakhsh
   11. 90'
       

       CHN
       Yellow card
       Mei Fang