Goal and highlights: Iran 1-0 Syria in 2022 World Cup Qualifiers

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With Alireza Jahanbakhsh's solitary goal, Iran takes advantage of its home advantage and defeats Syria in the first match of the third round of the AFC Qualifiers for Qatar 2022.

Last change for Iran: Karim Ansarifad replaces Alireza Jahanbakhsh.

The yellow cards continue! Now it was Mehdi Taremi of Iran who received a yellow card.

Syria also continues to move its lineup: Aias Aosman and Ahmed Ashkar replace Abdul Rahman and Israa Alhamwiah.

Khaled Kurdaghli, Syria player, joins the cautioned.

Iran makes one more change: Mahdi Torabi replaces Ali Gholizadeh.

Iran's Milad Mohammadi is the third player booked for the game.

Syria makes its first change: Alaa Aldin Dali replaces Mohammed Osman.

On a pass from Mehdi Taremi, Alireza Jahanbakhsh gives the home side the lead with a shot from inside the box.

Iran makes two more changes: Saleh Hardani Kherad and Milad Mohammadi replace Jafar Salmani and Saman Ghoddos.

The match between Iran and Syria resumes.

Iran and Syria are level at 0-0 in their AFC World Cup qualifiers opener for next year's World Cup.

Iran's Shojae Khalilzadeh is the second player to receive a yellow card.

Four minutes of compensation are added.

Iran makes its first move of the match: Saeid Ezatolahi replaces Milad Sarlak, who comes off due to injury.

After almost half an hour of play, the match remains tied; although Iran has had ample possession of the ball, Syria has managed to generate a couple of dangerous chances.

Israa Alhamwiah, an element of Syria, becomes the first cautioned player of the match.

Almost there! Syria responds with a cross-shot from Mohammed Osman that goes just wide of the Iranian goal.

Close range! Shojae Khalilzadeh gets in a header, but the ball goes wide. The first warning of the match was generated by Iran.

Iran and Syria begin their participation in the Asian Qualifiers for Qatar 2022.

Mouaiad Al Ajaan, Jehad Al Baour, Anas Balhous, Aias Aosman, Alaa Aldin, Osama Omari, Ahmed Ashkar, Fahad Youssef, Mahmood Al Baher, Mohammad Al Marmour, Abdul Latif and Taha Mousa.

Aref Aghasi, Saleh Hardani, Milad Mohammadi, Saeid Ezatolahi, Karim Ansarifard, Payam Niazmand, Mahdi Torabi, Seyed Mohammad, Siavash Yazdani, Omid Noorafkan, Amir Abedzadeh and Mehdi Ghaedi.

Ibrahim Alma, Saad Al Ahmad, Kamel Hmeisheh, Omar Khrbin, Mahmoud Almawas, Mohammed Osman, Thaer Krouma, Khaled Kurdaghli, Abdul Rahman, Israa Alhamwiah, Israa Alhamwiah and Muayad Al Khouli.

Alireza Beiranvand; Shojae Khalilzadeh, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Ahmad Noorollahi, Mehdi Taremi, Vahid Amiri, Hossein Kannani, Saman Ghoddos, Jafar Salmani, Ali Gholizadeh and Milad Sarlak.

For his part, Nizar Mahrous, coach of the Syrian team, assured that they have enough quality to compete well: "Tomorrow's match is very important for both sides as it is the first game of the final round. We will have a great game against the Iranian team. The absence of Omar Al Soma is a challenge for us, but we have studied a lot and we have other players available who are capable of playing a great game."

Looking ahead to this match, Dragan Skočić, coach of the Iranian national team, highlighted the power of his squad: "Tomorrow is a game that we must win, and whenever you must win, it is not easy, but I think our team is ready. Our team has quality and our team has experience in such difficult games."

 

Since 2011, the two teams have only met five times, with two draws and three wins for the Iranian team.

In a few moments we will share with you the starting lineups for Iran vs Syria live, as well as the latest information from Azadi Soccer Field. Stay tuned for up-to-the-minute live coverage of the match on VAVEL.

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Ibrahim Alma, Mohamed Fares, Mahmoud Maowas, Mohammad Anz, Omar Midani, Youssef Al Hamawi, Thaer Kroma, Ala Aldeen, Moayad Ajan, Aias Aosman and Kamel Hmeisheh.

Alireza Beiranvand; Ahmad Nourollahi, Medhi Taremi, Saeid Ezatolahi, Hossein Kanaani, Ehsan Hajsafi, Saded Moharrami, Ali Gholizadeh, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Shoja Khalilzadeh and Sardar Azmoun.

In the second round, Nabil Maâloul's team topped Sector A, where they competed against China, the Philippines, the Maldives and Guam. They accumulated 21 points after seven wins and one loss, scoring 22 goals and conceding seven.

The team coached by Dragan Skocic was one of the leaders in the second round; they topped Group C, where they faced Iraq, Bahrain, Hong Kong and Cambodia. They scored 18 points, the result of six wins and two defeats; they scored 34 goals and conceded only 4.

This Thursday morning in Tehran, the Iranian national team and the Syrian team will face each other in their first match of this phase; both countries, who are in Group A along with Iraq, South Korea, Lebanon and United Arab Emirates, are two of the favorites in this sector to win a place in the World Cup.

The 12 qualified teams are placed in two groups, each of six members; each team will play ten matches (five at home and five away against their five rivals in the sector).

The first two places in each group will advance to the World Cup; in addition, the two third-placed teams will play a two-game series to determine who will play a playoff against a team from another confederation.

It is the last phase in which Asian countries compete for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar; four and a half tickets (a playoff) for that competition are in dispute. It will be played from September 2 to March 29 next year.

My name is Alan Rodriguez and I’ll be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, score updates, and news as it happens live here on VAVEL.