Match Summary

Iran defeated China 3:1. The match was played in Asian Championship 2021. League standings: China #2, Iran #1.

China vs Iran Head to Head Results

China and Iran have met 25 times — China won 4, Iran won 21, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2010. Iran leads the head-to-head with 21 victories from 25 meetings. A combined 92 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 3.68 per match (27 for the home side, 65 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 12 matches (48%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 25 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Iran are currently unbeaten in the last 4 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 3–2 in 2016.

China

Drawn

Iran

Goals: 27Goals: 65

Recent Meetings (25)

17 Jul 2025China0 – 3IranNations League

26 Sept 2023China1 – 3IranAsian Games

25 Aug 2023Iran3 – 0ChinaAsian Championship

10 Jun 2023Iran3 – 1ChinaNations League

12 Aug 2022Iran1 – 3ChinaAsian Cup

7 Jun 2022China1 – 3IranNations League

12 Jan 2020China0 – 3IranOlympic Games

9 Jan 2020Iran3 – 0ChinaOlympic Games

17 Sept 2019China0 – 3IranAsian Championship

26 Aug 2018Iran3 – 0ChinaAsian Games

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Standings

China sit #2 and Iran are #1 in the Asian Championship table heading into this match.

Group A

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Japan	3	3	0	9
2Qatar	3	2	1	6
3Bahrain	3	1	2	3
4India	3	0	3	0

Group B

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Iran	3	3	0	9
2Pakistan	3	2	1	5
3Thailand	3	1	2	4
4Hong Kong	3	0	3	0

Group C

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Australia	3	3	0	8
2China	3	2	1	7
3Kuwait	3	1	2	3
4Uzbekistan	3	0	3	0

Group D

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Chinese Taipei	3	3	0	9
2South Korea	3	2	1	6
3Saudi Arabia	3	1	2	3
4Kazakhstan	3	0	3	0

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 16 Apr 2026