Asian Cup· Season 2023
Match Summary
Qatar defeated Iran 3:2. The match was played in Asian Cup 2023. Goals were scored by S. Azmoun 4′, Jassem Gaber 17′, Akram Afif 43′, A. Jahanbakhsh 51′ (pen.), Almoez Ali 82′. 4 yellow cards were shown, 1 red card. Iran had 59% possession while Qatar held 41%. Iran had 23 shots (5 on target) compared to 15 (8 on target) for Qatar. Iran made 4 substitutions, Qatar made 5. VAR was involved: Penalty confirmed (Saeid Ezatolahi 49′), Card upgrade (Shoja Khalilzadeh 90′).
Match Events
assist: Akram Afif
assist: Ahmed Fathy
Penalty
assist: Abdulaziz Hatem
Iran and Qatar have met 6 times — Iran won 5, Qatar won 1, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2015. Iran leads the head-to-head with 5 victories from 6 meetings. A combined 14 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.33 per match (12 for the home side, 2 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 1 match (17%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 2 games (33%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 4–1 in 2024.
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
API data: 13 May 2026