World Cup - Qualification Asia · 3rd Round - 8: Iran and Uzbekistan drew 2-2. The match was played on Tuesday, 25 March 2025 at Azadi Stadium (Tehran); refereed by Al Kaf Ahmed.
K. Erkinov 16' (Uzbekistan) · M. Taremi 52' (Iran) · A. Fayzullaev 53' (Uzbekistan) · M. Taremi 83' (Iran)
After a 0-1 first half, the game finished 2-2.
Iran held 61% of possession against 39%, attempting 20 shots to Uzbekistan's 13.
Shots on target read 8-4 and corners 6-5.
Substitutes: M. Ghorbani, M. Hosseinnejad, P. Niazmand, A. Gholizadeh, M. Hazbavi, A. Hosseinzadeh, M. Karimi, A. Alipour, A. Nemati, O. Noorafkan, H. Hosseini, A. Yousefi
Coach: Amir Ghalenoei
Substitutes: A. Mozgovoy, J. Iskanderov, B. Abdikholikov, R. Jiyanov, A. Nematov, G. Gaybullaev, B. Ergashev, A. Buriev, A. Abdullaev, Z. Abdirakhmatov, D. Komilov, I. Yuldoshev
Coach: Fabio Cannavaro
Mehdi Taremi (Iran) — named player of the match with a 9.2 rating.