Game is Over

The match ends, thank you for joining us in the broadcast of the Iran 2-1 United Arab Emirates match, we are waiting for you at VAVEL for more broadcasts.

January 23, 2024 12:04 PM ET

90+3'

GGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLL!!! Shot inside the area by Yahya Al Ghassani for the first for the United Arab Emirates, with this goal, the Emirates are in and Palestine is out.

January 23, 2024 11:55 AM ET

90'

13 more minutes are added.

January 23, 2024 11:52 AM ET

84'

Goal disallowed against Iran due to a previous foul.

January 23, 2024 11:46 AM ET

80'

We are approaching the end and it seems that Iran will achieve victory. Palestine and the Emirates are tied but the classification criteria favors Palestine and the Emirates would be out.

January 23, 2024 11:42 AM ET

75'

Iran continues the pressure and wants the third, the other game is starting to be key because Palestine needs another goal to qualify for the next round.

January 23, 2024 11:37 AM ET

67'

Goal disallowed against Iran for offside, it was the third.

January 23, 2024 11:29 AM ET

65'

GGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLL!!! Mehdi Taremi with the shot for Iran's second.

January 23, 2024 11:27 AM ET

64'

Alireza Beiranvand saves the honeycomb and the scoreboard still does not move.

January 23, 2024 11:26 AM ET

62'

PENALTY! Hard entry into the area and it is a penalty for the United Arab Emirates.

January 23, 2024 11:24 AM ET

60'

The game is stopped for a review of a possible penalty for the Emirates.

January 23, 2024 11:22 AM ET

52'

Good restart to the game with both teams fighting to score one more goal.

January 23, 2024 11:14 AM ET

45'

Start of the second quarter.

January 23, 2024 11:07 AM ET

45'

6 more minutes are added.

January 23, 2024 10:46 AM ET

40'

We are approaching half-time and it seems that the scoreboard will not move any further.

January 23, 2024 10:41 AM ET

35'

Iran dominates flatly and with the victory secures first place in the group.

January 23, 2024 10:36 AM ET

30'

Iran dominates flatly and with the victory secures first place in the group.

January 23, 2024 10:31 AM ET

30'

GGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLL!!! Mehdi Taremi appears and scores the first of the game for Iran.

January 23, 2024 10:27 AM ET

22'

They are on top of the Emirates and do not give up space, but they still have no direct shots on goal.

January 23, 2024 10:23 AM ET

15'

Strong pressure from Iran to try to take the lead on the scoreboard.

January 23, 2024 10:16 AM ET

10'

Iran starts to play better and wants the first of the game.

January 23, 2024 10:11 AM ET

5'

Good start to the game with both teams fighting to take control of the game.

January 23, 2024 10:06 AM ET

0'

The game begins.

January 23, 2024 10:01 AM ET

About to start

We are just a few minutes away from the start of the presentation of the match and the previous protocols.

January 23, 2024 9:50 AM ET

Referee

Samir Guezzaz will be the central referee between Iran and Palestine for this Asian

Cup Game in 2023.

January 23, 2024 9:33 AM ET

Emirates are here!

The United Arab Emirates team is already at the Education City Stadium for today's game:

January 23, 2024 9:16 AM ET

Last duel!

The last time both teams met was in the Qualifiers for the 2023 World Cup when Iran won by the minimum.

January 23, 2024 9:13 AM ET

Head to head

A close match awaits us between both teams, here we share the results of the comparison between both teams.

ESPN
ESPN

January 23, 2024 9:08 AM ET

Here we go!

We are just under an hour before the match between Iran and the United Arab Emirates begins at the Education City Stadium. Both teams will go out in search of victory. Who will make it tonight? Follow our coverage on VAVEL.

January 23, 2024 9:00 AM ET

Stay with us to follow Iran vs United Arab Emirates live from the 2024 Asian Cup!

In a few moments we will share with you the starting rosters for Iran vs United Arab Emirates live corresponding to the Group Stage of the AFC Asian Cup 2024, in addition to the latest information emerging from the Education City Stadium. Don't miss any details of the match with the minute by minute and online from VAVEL.

January 22, 2024 10:00 PM ET

Channels for Iran vs United Arab Emirates online and live from the AFC Asian Cup 2024?

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Paraguay: 12 hours on Star+
Peru: 10 hours on Star+
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January 22, 2024 9:55 PM ET

Iran's latest roster!

This is the team's latest roster: Hossein Hosseini, Reza Asadi, Shoja Khalilzadeh, Saman Ghoddos, Mehdi Taremi, Ehsan Hajsafi, Shahriar Moghanlou, Mehdi Torabi, Karim Ansarifard, Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Aria Yousefi.

January 22, 2024 9:50 PM ET

Mehdi Taremi, player to watch!

The FC Porto striker has become one of the great leaders of the Iranian team and started all the matches in the process leading up to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Now, after managing to be in the Asian Cup, Taremi is running to be the top reference in the offensive generation that Iran needs and their contribution will be very important for the future and the search to continue improving with this group of players. This is one of the figures of his national team and arrives with 6 goals and 4 assists in 24 games with his club.

January 22, 2024 9:45 PM ET

How does Iran get there?

Those from Iran appear in this duel as part of the AFC Asian Cup 2024 at the start of the championship. The Iranians present a list with interesting players such as Mehdi Taremi, Alireza Beiravand, Hossein Kanaani, Sardar Azmoun, Mohammad Mohebi, Karim Ansarifad and Saman Ghoddos. Iran is a power in the AFC zone and they will seek to continue maintaining the football rhythm, hoping that they can get into the fight for the title of the Asian continent. These come after qualifying in the second round of the Asian Cup qualifiers, after dominating in Group C and achieving 18 points out of a possible 24. Those from Iran are located as part of Group C along with the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates, so they will have to start in the best way to be able to aspire to get into the Round of 16 and head towards the Asian Cup title. .

January 22, 2024 9:40 PM ET

Latest roster for the United Arab Emirates!

This is the latest team roster: Khalid Eisa, Bader Nasser, Khalifa Al-Hammadi, Abdullah Idrees, Khaled Ebraheim Al Dhanhani, Ali Saleh Amro, Abdalla Ramadan, Majid Rashid, Sultan Adil Alamiri, Caio Canedo and Fábio Lima.

January 22, 2024 9:35 PM ET

Fábio Lima, player to follow!

The Al Wasl midfielder is one of the orchestrators of the offensive and comes to this duel after being the main reference in the forward part of the United Arab Emirates team. Lima arrives as one of the recent signings of the Belgian team and will seek to contribute offensively to the team. During this season with the team he has played 15 games where he scored 12 goals and gave 3 assists. The most important thing for him is to begin to have greater consistency on the field of play and to fit in better with players like Ali Mabkhout to form a lethal forward.

January 22, 2024 9:30 PM ET

How does the United Arab Emirates arrive?

The United Arab Emirates team enters the Education City Stadium, to face the Iran team and continue its path within the AFC Asian Cup 2024. They were part of the Asian Cup qualifiers, achieving their ticket in the third round by winning their group. In the preliminary phase of the Asian Cup, they achieved 9 points, after a record of 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. The United Arab Emirates team has a good base of players led by Fábio Lima, Ali Mabkhout, Yahia Nader, Caio Canedo, Ali Saleh and Abdalla Ramadan. The United Arab Emirates team has the ability to get into the second round of the Asian Cup and be one of the teams that fight the most in their region; they are part of Group C along with Iran, Palestine and Hong Kong.

January 22, 2024 9:25 PM ET

Where is the game?

The Education City Stadium located in the city of Al Rayyan, Qatar will be the venue for this duel between two teams seeking to continue their path within the 2024 AFC Asian Cup. This stadium has a capacity for 44,600 fans and was inaugurated in 2020 .

AFC
AFC

January 22, 2024 9:20 PM ET

Welcome!

Good morning to all VAVEL readers! Welcome to the blog commentary of the Iran vs United Arab Emirates match, corresponding to the Group Stage of the 2024 Asian Cup. The match will take place at the Education City Stadium, at 10 am.

January 22, 2024 9:15 PM ET