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Wales vs Iran – Lineups & Match Details

Iran beat Wales 2-0. Goals: R. Rezaeian (90'). Wales had 62% possession against Iran's 38%. Shots on target: 3-6.

World Cup · Group Stage - 2

Friday, 25 November 2022

WalesWales

0 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

IranIran

Referee: M. Escobar

Lineups

WalesWales3-5-2
W. Hennessey1W. HennesseyG
C. Mepham5C. MephamD
J. Rodon6J. RodonD
B. Davies4B. DaviesD
C. Roberts14C. RobertsM
A. Ramsey10A. RamseyM
E. Ampadu15E. AmpaduM
H. Wilson8H. WilsonM
N. Williams3N. WilliamsM
G. Bale11G. BaleF
K. Moore13K. MooreF

Substitutes

9B. JohnsonF
20D. JamesF
7J. AllenM
12D. WardG
26M. SmithM
18J. WilliamsM
23D. LevittM
25R. ColwillM
19M. HarrisF
24B. CabangoD
17T. LockyerD
2C. GunterD
21A. DaviesG
22S. ThomasM
16J. MorrellM
IranIran4-4-1-1
H. Hosseini24H. HosseiniG
R. Rezaeian23R. RezaeianD
M. Hosseini19M. HosseiniD
M. Pouraliganji8M. PouraliganjiD
M. Mohammadi5M. MohammadiD
A. Gholizadeh17A. GholizadehM
S. Ezatolahi6S. EzatolahiM
A. Noorollahi21A. NoorollahiM
E. Hajisafi3E. HajisafiM
M. Taremi9M. TaremiF
S. Azmoun20S. AzmounF

Substitutes

10K. AnsarifardF
7A. JahanbakhshM
16M. TorabiM
15R. CheshmiD
18A. KarimiM
2S. MoharramiD
4S. KhalilzadehD
14S. GhoddosF
11V. AmiriM
13H. KananiD
12P. NiazmandG
22A. AbedzadehG
25A. JalaliD

Match Events

90'+11G

R. Rezaeian

Assist: M. Taremi

Statistics

Wales
62%38%
Iran
0Expected Goals (xG)0
10Total Shots21
3Shots on Target6
2Corners7
9Fouls10
2Offsides2
78Pass Accuracy (%)66
1Yellow Cards2
1Red Cards0
Match preview

Wales host Iran on Friday, 25 November 2022. The kick-off time is 10:00 local. The fixture is part of the World Cup schedule. Wales go into the match 4th in the table; Iran sit 3rd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Wales have taken 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses from their last 1. Recent run: 1 draw. Iran have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Match recap

Iran beat Wales 2-0. Iran replied with R. Rezaeian 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Wales held 62% of the ball against 38% for Iran. Shots on target finished 3-6.

Verdict

Iran take the three points; Wales look at a thin night for the home crowd. Wales sat 4th and Iran 3rd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.