Iran 2-3 Japan - November 16, 1997 / World Cup Qualifying - Asia Zone 1998
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IRA
![photo Masashi Nakayama](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_7/7385.webp)
IRA
![photo Khodadad Azizi](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_5/5905.webp)
![photo Mehrdad Minavand](/images/base/default_user.png)
![photo Ali Akbar Ostad-Asadi](/images/base/default_user.png)
![photo Ali Daei](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_5/5902.webp)
![photo Wagner Lopes](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_15/15757.webp)
![photo Masashi Nakayama](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_7/7385.webp)
![photo Shoji Jo](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_15/15755.webp)
![photo Kazuyoshi Miura](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_14/14629.webp)
![photo Mehdi Pashazadeh](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_15/15703.webp)
![photo Javad Zarincheh](/images/base/default_user.png)
![photo Shoji Jo](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_15/15755.webp)
![photo Ali Asghar Modir Roosta](/images/base/default_user.png)
![photo Majid Namjou-Motlagh](/images/base/default_user.png)
JAP
![photo Masayuki Okano](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_15/15759.webp)
![photo Tsuyoshi Kitazawa](/images/base/default_user.png)
![photo Masayuki Okano](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_15/15759.webp)
JAP
Team line-ups
Iran
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Ahmad Abedzadeh | 31 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Javad Zarincheh | 65 | 30 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Ali Akbar Ostad-Asadi | 55 | 32 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Afshin Mohammad Peyrovani | 27 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mohammad Khakpour | 28 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Majid Namjou-Motlagh | 80 | 30 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Hamid Reza Estili | 30 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alireza Mansourian | 25 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Medhi Mahdavikia | 20 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ali Daei | 59 | 28 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Khodadad Azizi | 46 | 26 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
27.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
32
Japan
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi | 22 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Yutaka Akita | 27 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Naoki Soma | 26 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Masami Ihara | 30 | 109 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Akira Narahashi | 25 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tsuyoshi Kitazawa | 91 | 29 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Motohiro Yamaguchi | 28 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Hiroshi Nanami | 24 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Hidetoshi Nakata | 20 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Masashi Nakayama | 3963 | 30 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Kazuyoshi Miura | 63 | 30 | 84 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
26.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
43
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Mehdi Pashazadeh | 65 | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Mehrdad Minavand | 55 | 21 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ali Asghar Modir Roosta | 80 | 29 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Shoji Jo | 7563 | 22 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Masayuki Okano | 11891 | 25 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Wagner Lopes | 63 | 28 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Majid Namjou-Motlagh
IN
Karim Bagheri
OUT
Javad Zarincheh
IN
Reza Shahroudi
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Kazuyoshi Miura
IN
Shoji Jo
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
44
40
Success rate in this team:
60 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
59 %
Kohan vs Japan
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Kohan vs Okada
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
41
5
Success rate in this team:
60 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Okada vs Iran
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Okada vs Kohan
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Manuel Diaz Vega
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Iran1 match | General total | Japan1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Iran1 match | Season total | Japan1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Latest figure on November 16, 1997 | Latest figure on November 16, 1997 |
Videos
Key figures
![icon stats](/images/base/record.png)
End of streak for Iran after 3 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Japan (since 01/10/1990). It's an equilized record streak. The last time the club reached this figure, it was on the 22/09/1986
![icon stats](/images/base/record.png)
Iran keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal conceded vs Japan surterrainneutre running (since 03/11/1992). It's a record streak. The first of history
![icon stats](/images/base/player.png)
It's the first time Masayuki Okano scores a goal in his professional career with Japan since the 25/08/1996 (with Japan vs Uruguay )
Pre-match
Current form
Neutral ground | VSaudi Arabia 0-3 Iran11/12/1996 | VSouth Korea 2-6 Iran16/12/1996 | DIran 0-0 Saudi Arabia19/12/1996 | DIran 1-1 Kuwait21/12/1996 | VMaldives 0-17 Iran02/06/1997 | VKyrgyzstan 0-7 Iran04/06/1997 |
Overall | DKuwait 1-1 Iran26/09/1997 | VIran 3-0 Qatar03/10/1997 | VIran 4-1 China17/10/1997 | LSaudi Arabia 1-0 Iran24/10/1997 | DIran 0-0 Kuwait31/10/1997 | LQatar 2-0 Iran07/11/1997 |
Current form
Neutral ground | VJapan 1-0 China12/12/1996 | LKuwait 2-0 Japan15/12/1996 | DRomania B 1-1 Japan11/02/1997 | LSweden 1-0 Japan13/02/1997 | VMacau 0-10 Japan25/03/1997 | VNepal 0-6 Japan27/03/1997 |
Overall | LJapan 1-2 South Korea28/09/1997 | DKazakhstan 1-1 Japan04/10/1997 | DUzbekistan 1-1 Japan11/10/1997 | DJapan 1-1 United Arab Emirates26/10/1997 | VSouth Korea 0-2 Japan01/11/1997 | VJapan 5-1 Kazakhstan08/11/1997 |
Running streaks
Neutral ground | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 2 | 0 |
Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 7 | 0 |
Winless streak | 0 | 3 |
Drawless streak | 2 | 1 |
Scoring streak | 3 | 0 |
Goalless streak | 0 | 3 |
Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
Invincibility streak | 2 | 0 |
Running streaks
Neutral ground | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 2 | 2 |
Unbeaten streak | 2 | 5 |
Drawless streak | 3 | 2 |
Scoring streak | 2 | 6 |
Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
Invincibility streak | 2 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
14 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
14 |
8 |
Victories (Competition total) |
8 |
4 |
Draws (Competition total) |
5 |
2 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
Goals
52 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
48 |
11 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
10 |
3.71 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
3.43 |
0.79 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.71 |
Betting aid
8 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
7 |
6 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
7 |
3 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
6 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
7 |
Bookings
15 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
15 |
2 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Karim Bagheri | 18 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 14 goals | Kazuyoshi Miura | ![]() |
![]() | Karim Bagheri | 9 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 6 goals | Takuya Takagi | ![]() |
![]() | Karim Bagheri | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Kazuyoshi Miura | ![]() |
![]() | Karim Bagheri | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | Karim Bagheri | 18 goals during the last 14 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Hidetoshi Nakata | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
8 gf
4 ga
Away
1 gf
5 ga
Neutral ground
3 gf
1 ga
Total
12 gf
10 ga
Historical head to head
Home
5 gf
1 ga
Away
4 gf
8 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
3 ga
Total
10 gf
12 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 2 - 0 |
September 22, 1986 |
Neutral ground | 2 - 1 |
October 18, 1993 |
Largest victory
Overall | 3 - 1 |
December 10, 1966 |
Neutral ground | No success yet |
Latest head to head
October 18, 1993 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Asie 1994
November 03, 1992 - Coupe d'Asie 1992
October 01, 1990 - Jeux d'Asie 1990
January 20, 1989 - Rencontres amicales 1989
September 22, 1986 - Jeux d'Asie 1986
Best historical scorers against Japan
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Reza Hasanzadeh | 1 goal | 1993 - 1993 |
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Ali Daei | 1 goal | 1993 - 1993 |
Best historical scorers against Iran
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Osamu Maeda | 2 goals | 1989 - 1989 |
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Kazuyoshi Miura | 1 goal | 1992 - 1992 |
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Masashi Nakayama | 1 goal | 1993 - 1993 |
Players with most games played vs Japan
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Javad Zarincheh | 2 matches | 1992 - 1993 |
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Mehdi Fonounizadeh | 2 matches | 1992 - 1993 |
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Nader Mohammad | 2 matches | 1992 - 1993 |
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Reza Hasanzadeh | 2 matches | 1992 - 1993 |
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Seyed Mehdi Abtahi | 2 matches | 1992 - 1993 |
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Ahmad Abedzadeh | 1 match | 1992 - 1992 |
Players with most games played vs Iran
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Takumi Horiike | 4 matches | 1989 - 1993 |
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Masami Ihara | 4 matches | 1989 - 1993 |
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Tetsuji Hashiratani | 4 matches | 1989 - 1993 |
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Kazuyoshi Miura | 3 matches | 1990 - 1993 |
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Shigetatsu Matsunaga | 3 matches | 1989 - 1993 |
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Ruy Ramos | 3 matches | 1990 - 1993 |
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