Iran v Uzbekistan

2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

IranIranIRN

7-2-1, 23 PTS

UzbekistanUzbekistanUZB

6-3-1, 21 PTS

Mehdi Taremi - 52', 83'

Hojimat Erkinov - 16'

Abbosbek Fayzullaev - 53'

1
Beiranvand
5
Mohammadi
4
Khalilzadeh
13
Kanani
2
Hardani
6
Ezatolahi
14
Ghoddos
10
Ghayedi
9
Taremi
7
Jahanbakhsh
20
Azmoun

No.Name
1Alireza Beiranvand
4Shoja Khalilzadeh
13Hossein Kanani
5Milad Mohammadi 21Omid Norafkan
2Saleh Hardani 23Aria Yousefi
9Mehdi Taremi
6Saeid Ezatolahi 17Seyed Mohammad Karimi
14Saman Ghoddos
20Sardar Azmoun
10Mehdi Ghayedi 19Ali Nemati
7Alireza Jahanbakhsh 11Ali Gholizadeh

Substitutes
8Mohammad Hosseinnezhad
22Hossein Hosseini
12Payam Niazmand
18Ali Alipour
15Amin Hazbavi
3Mohammad Ghorbani
16Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh

Azadi Stadium

12:00 PM, March 25, 2025

Tehran, Iran

Attendance: 36,702

Referees:
Ahmed Abu Bakar Said Al Kaf

Iran seal World Cup qualification as Taremi double earns draw

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF IRAN AND UZBEKISTAN DRAWING 2-2 IN THE THIRD ROUND OF ASIAN QUALIFYING FOR THE 2026 WORLD CUP

Mar 25, 2025, 04:14 pm - Reuters

Iran

Uzbekistan

16
52
53
66
69
81
83
86
90+2
90+5

Data is currently unavailable.

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Qatar	2	1	1	0	+1	4
United Arab Emirates	2	1	0	1	0	3
Oman	2	0	1	1	-1	1

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Iran v Uzbekistan

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Iran seal World Cup qualification as Taremi double earns draw

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FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

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