Iran vs UAE: After sealing a spot in the 2022 World Cup, Iran looks to continue the good form against UAE at home on Tuesday in the Qualifiers.
Match Details:
Teams: Iran vs UAE
Venue: Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran
Date: Tuesday 1st February, 2022
Time: 08:00 PM IST
Live Link: https://www.youtube.com/AFCAsianCup
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Preview
Iran’s ensured a place in the 2022 World Cup finals after they beat Iraq 1-0 in their last match on Thursday.
Also read: Iran through to the Qatar World Cup in 2022; become 12th team to qualify for mega event
Taremi scored the only goal of the clash as Iran won their third match on the spin. With that win, Iran is on top of the Group A table with 19 points from 7 matches.
On the other hand, UAE beat Syria 2-0 in their previous clash to keep their chances of sealing a 3rd place finish intact.
Caio and Alghassani scored in either half to get UAE back to winning ways after successive defeats.
With 9 points from 7 matches, the visitors look to build on the Syria victory.
Both sides last met in the WC Qualifiers in 2021 where Iran won 1-0 away from home.
Form Guide
Iran: WWWDW
UAE: WLLWW
Last Matches of both teams:
Iran 1-0 Iraq
UAE 2-0 Syria
Iran have qualified for the 2022 World Cup 🌍
Look how much it means! 🇮🇷 pic.twitter.com/btJA7U3Kd3
— GOAL (@goal) January 27, 2022
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Iran vs UAE in India?
The match can be live streamed on the AFC Asian Cup channel of YouTube.
Team News
Beiranvand is out for the hosts after he tested positive for Covid. There are no casualty concerns for UAE ahead of this massive fixture.
Iran possible 11:
Abedzadeh, Moharrami, Khalilzadeh, Mohammadi, Noorafkan, Jahanbakhsh, Ezatolahi, Amiri, Ansarifard, Taremi and Rezaei
UAE possible 11:
Khasif, Abbas, Abdulrahman, Attas, Khamees, Salmeen, Al-Ahbabi, Ramadan, Canedo, Saleh and Tagliabue
Prediction: Iran 2-0 UAE
Even after sealing qualification, we do not see Iran releasing their foot off the pedal. They look determined to continue the momentum and seal a fourth successive win.
