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Iran Edges Out Uzbekistan in Thrilling Tehran Encounter
The Azadi Stadium in Tehran hosted a captivating match between Iran and Uzbekistan, part of the 8th round of the Asian World Cup 2026 qualifying group. The game, officiated by Ahmed Abu Bakar Said Al Kaf (Oman), concluded with a 3-2 victory for Iran.
Uzbekistan took an early lead with a goal from K. Erkinov in the 16th minute. However, Iran responded and equalized in the 52nd minute through M. Taremi. Uzbekistan regained the lead just a minute later with a goal from A. Fayzullaev. But Iran proved their dominance in the second half, with M. Taremi scoring his second goal in the 83rd minute, assisted by H. Kanaani, securing the victory.
Iran controlled possession (60%) and created more scoring chances (19 shots, 7 on target), while Uzbekistan, despite having less possession (40%), also had their opportunities (13 shots, 4 on target). The match was fiercely contested, with a total of 23 fouls (13 from Iran and 10 from Uzbekistan), but played cleanly without any yellow or red cards.
Substitutions uzbekistan: at minute 66 R. Jiyanov came in and K. Erkinov went out., at minute 86 A. Buriev came in and O. Khamrobekov went out.
Substitutions iran: at minute 69 A. Gholizadeh came in and A. Jahanbakhsh went out., at minute 81 O. Noorafkan came in and M. Mohammadi went out., at minute 81 M. Karimi came in and S. Ezatolahi went out., at minute 81 A. Yousefi came in and S. Hardani went out., at minute 90 A. Nemati came in and M. Ghayedi went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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