FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Iran vs Kyrgyz Republic, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

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Iran
  • 34': Mehdi Taremi
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Kyrgyz Republic

    About

    Iran are hosting Kyrgyz Republic at FooladShahr Stadium, Fuladshahr, Iran, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

    Venue: FooladShahr Stadium
    Location: Fuladshahr, Iran
    Attendance: 12,077

    WCQ - AFC Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Qatar 2 +1 4
    2 United Arab Emirates 2 0 3
    3 Oman 2 -1 1
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    IRN Iran (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Alireza Beiranvand (GK)
    4 Shoja Khalilzadeh
    15 Amin Hazbavi
    5 Milad Mohammadi
    23 Arya Yousefi
    21 Omid Norafkan
    14 Saman Ghoddos
    10 Mehdi Ghayedi
    11 Ali Gholizadeh
    20 Sardar Azmoun
    9 Mehdi Taremi
    Iran Substitutes:
    Abolfazl Jalali, Allahyar Sayyad, Hossein Kanani, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Saleh Hardani, Shahriyar Moghanloo, Seyed Mohammad Karimi, Payam Niazmand, Mohammad Ghorbani, Saeid Ezatolahi, Mehdi Torabi, Hossein Hosseini.

    KGZ Kyrgyz Republic (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Erzhan Tokotaev (GK)
    3 Tamirlan Kozubaev
    2 Valeri Kichin
    6 Khristiian Brauzman
    14 Aleksandr Mischenko
    18 Kairat Zhyrgalbek
    17 Eldiyar Zarypbekov
    22 Alimardon Sukurov
    12 Odilzhon Abdurahmanov
    10 Gulzhigit Alykulov
    7 Joel Kojo
    Kyrgyz Republic Substitutes:
    Artem Pryadkin, Ernist Batyrkanov, Arslan Bekberdinov, Sultan Chomoev, Erbol Atabayev, Said Datsiev, Ermek Kenzhebaev, Kimi Merk, Murolimjan Ahmedov, Nurbol Baktybekov, Kai Merk, Suiuntbek Mamyraliev.

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