Iran 2 vs. Wales 0 in the 2022 World Cup

Information about the 1st Round Group B game played in the 2022 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Wales and Iran with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.

Game played in the 2022 World Cup, 1st Round Group B

Date: Friday, November 25, 2022

Wales

0 - 2

Iran

Goals:

90'+8'

Rouzbeh Cheshmi

90'+11'

Ramin Rezaeian

Players

Wales
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Wayne Heennesey
DF	3.	Neco Williams
DF	4.	Ben Davies
DF	5.	Chris Mepham
DF	6.	Joe Rodon
DF	14.	Connor Roberts 57'
DF	15.	Ethan Ampadu 77'
MF	8.	Harry Wilson 57'
MF	10.	Aaron Ramsey 87'
FW	11.	Gareth Bale (C)
FW	13.	Kieffer Moore
		Entered
GK	12.	Danny Ward 87'
MF	7.	Joe Allen 77'
FW	9.	Brennan Johnson 57'
FW	20.	Dan James 57'
		Other Reserves
GK	21.	Adam Davies
DF	2.	Chris Gunter
DF	17.	Tom Lockyer
DF	24.	Ben Cabango
DF	25.	Rubin Colwill
MF	16.	Joe Morrell
MF	18.	Jonny Williams
MF	22.	Sorba Thomas
MF	23.	Dylan Levitt
MF	26.	Matt Smith
FW	19.	Mark Harris
	Coach: Rob Page

Iran
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	24.	Hossein Hosseini
DF	3.	Ehsan Hajsafi (C) 77'
DF	5.	Milad Mohammadi
DF	8.	Morteza Pouraliganji
DF	19.	Majid Hosseini
DF	23.	Ramin Rezaeian
MF	6.	Saeid Ezatolahi 83'
MF	17.	Ali Gholizadeh 77'
MF	21.	Ahmad Nourollahi 77'
FW	9.	Mehdi Taremi
FW	20.	Sardar Azmoun 68'
		Entered
DF	15.	Rouzbeh Cheshmi 77'
MF	7.	Alireza Jahanbakhsh 77'
MF	16.	Mehdi Torabi 77'
MF	18.	Ali Karimi 83'
FW	10.	Karim Ansarifard 68'
		Other Reserves
GK	1.	Alireza Beiranvand
GK	12.	Payam Niazmand
GK	22.	Amir Abedzadeh
DF	2.	Sadegh Moharrami
DF	4.	Shoja Khalilzadeh
DF	13.	Hossein Kanaani
DF	25.	Abolfazl Jalali
MF	11.	Vahid Amiri
MF	14.	Saman Ghoddos
	Coach: Carlos Queiroz

Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time

Cards

National Team	Player	Card and Minutes
Wales	Joe Rodon	45'+3' yellow card
Wales	Wayne Heennesey	86' ejection - straight red card
Iran	Ramin Rezaeian	90'+5' yellow card
Iran	Alireza Jahanbakhsh	90'+5' yellow card

Substitutions

Wales
Minute 57		Dan James	replaced	Harry Wilson
Minute 57		Brennan Johnson	replaced	Connor Roberts
Minute 77		Joe Allen	replaced	Ethan Ampadu
Minute 87		Danny Ward	replaced	Aaron Ramsey
Iran
Minute 68		Karim Ansarifard	replaced	Sardar Azmoun
Minute 77		Rouzbeh Cheshmi	replaced	Ahmad Nourollahi
Minute 77		Alireza Jahanbakhsh	replaced	Ali Gholizadeh
Minute 77		Mehdi Torabi	replaced	Ehsan Hajsafi
Minute 83		Ali Karimi	replaced	Saeid Ezatolahi