IR Iran vs Qatar Match Analysis & Prediction
07/02/2024 6:00 pm
Qatar can become the third nation this century to qualify for the Asian Cup final on successive occasions when they face IR Iran on Wednesday at Al Thumama Stadium.
Team Melli beat Japan 2-1 in the quarter-finals, converting a stoppage-time penalty to secure victory, while Qatar overcame Uzbekistan on penalties after their encounter ended in a 1-1 draw.
For a second successive Asian Cup campaign, Iran are through to the semi-finals, extending their unbeaten run to 18 matches across all competitions.
With a victory on Wednesday, Iran would progress to their first Asian Cup final since 1976, when they hosted and won the event, with Team Melli having lost their last six semi-final matches at this tournament.
The Iranians have never been in front at an Asian Cup semi-final since 1988 when Saudi Arabia beat them on penalties after the game ended in a 1-1 draw.
Ahead of the Asian Cup knockout stage, Tintin Marquez had only seen his Qatar side concede once in six competitive matches, although they have given up a goal in both the round of 16 and quarter-finals of this competitions, which is one more than they allowed in the 2019 Asian Cup knockout stage.
With a victory on Wednesday, the Qataris would become the first host nation to reach the final of this tournament since Australia in 2015 and just the third in the 2000s to progress into that decisive match.
Following their dramatic victory on Saturday, Qatar are the first defending champion to make it beyond the quarter-finals of this competition since Japan in 2007 (fourth place).
The Maroons are unbeaten in 12 successive Asian Cup matches and have not lost a knockout game at this competition since the 2011 quarter-finals (3-2 against Japan).
IR Iran vs. Qatar Head to head
In the 17 previous meetings between these two teams, Iran have claimed 10 victories while Qatar have won two, and they have drawn in five. Qatar have scored 12 goals and conceded 24 in the process.
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15/01/2015Qatar0IR Iran1AFC Asian Cup
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01/09/2016IR Iran2Qatar0AFC World Cup Qualifiers
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23/03/2017Qatar0IR Iran1AFC World Cup Qualifiers
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31/12/2018Qatar1IR Iran2Non -FIFA Friendlies
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17/10/2023Qatar0IR Iran4Friendlies
IR Iran Team News
Iran are likely to be without Sadegh Moharrami for this game due to a cruciate ligament injury, while Mehdi Taremi missed their quarter-fina match through suspension.
Milad Mohammadi, Hossein Kannanizadegan, Omid Ebrahimi and Mohammad Mohebi replaced Ehsan Hajsafi, Rouzbeh Cheshmi, Taremi and Mehdi Ghayedi in the Iranian starting XI in the last eight.
IR Iran's Last 5 Matches
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14/01/2024IR Iran4Palestine1AFC Asian Cup
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19/01/2024Hong Kong, China0IR Iran1AFC Asian Cup
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23/01/2024IR Iran2UAE1AFC Asian Cup
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31/01/2024IR IranP 1Syria1AFC Asian Cup
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03/02/2024IR Iran2Japan1AFC Asian Cup
Qatar Team News
There were two newcomers in the Qatari starting XI at the weekend who did not begin their last 16 match, as Al-Mahdi Ali Mukhtar and Tarek Salman replaced Boualem Khoukhi and Bassam Al-Rawi.
Meshaal Barsham stopped three Uzbekistan penalties, providing a reprieve for Mukhtar and Almoez Ali, who missed their spot kicks, allowing Ro-Ro to send them through by converting their decisive fifth penalty.
Qatar's Last 5 Matches
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12/01/2024Qatar3Lebanon0AFC Asian Cup
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17/01/2024Tajikistan0Qatar1AFC Asian Cup
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22/01/2024Qatar1China PR0AFC Asian Cup
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29/01/2024Qatar2Palestine1AFC Asian Cup
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03/02/2024QatarP 1Uzbekistan1AFC Asian Cup
IR Iran vs. Qatar: Odds and Predictions
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