India vs Iran Highlights, CAFA Nations Cup 2025: Late Goals Scare Blue Tigers As Iran Win By 3-0

A flurry of late goals powers Iran to 3-0 win over India in this encounter. 

Iran take the lead to 2-0. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu tried his best but it was not meant to be as Iran has put this game to bed. India 0-2 Iran (90')

Iran finally get the opener. Number 10 scores for them. Could it be a winner? Indian players will be under pressure now as they need to find an equaliser. 

Iran have started on a aggressive manners with players keeping the ball in thier own possession in an effort to breach the wall of Indian defence. 

India will be happy while going into the break, having not conceded despite Iran's continuous pressure. Gurpreet has been brilliant on goal for the Blue Tigers. It will be interesting to see how Khalid Jamil's men approaches the second half. No goals in first 45 minutes. 

India 0-0 Iran (HT)

Indian defence has done well so far to keep it 0-0 despite Iran's several close attempts. 

IND 0-0 IRN (40')

India have been brilliant on the counterattacks so far. However, Iran almost found the back of the net but he hit that shot straight into the hands of Gurpreet.  

India 0-0 Iran (34')

India have done well to respond in the past couple of minutes. A couple of moves near the Iranian penalty box might have boosted the confidence of the Men in Blue.

India 0-0 Iran (24')

Iran has been on fire in the past few minutes. A shot was followed by a remarkable run that almost found the back of the net. It has looked a one-sided fair so far. 

India 0-0 Iran (20')

That was a big chance, and Iran almost made it a perfect move through a move after the corner. The Iranian player hit that off the target despite being unmarked at the far post. Iran are dominating possession as well. 

India 0-0 Iran (16')

Iran are producing attack after attack and have taken multiple shots in just few minutes. They also have an attempt through corners. However, still no success for them yet in the game.

India 0-0 Iran (10')

That was a fiery shot from the Iranian player, but it went straight into the hands of Gurpreet. The lost of the possession just outside the box almost put the India in trouble. 

India 0-0 Iran (5')

The action in the first half has started in this India vs Iran match in Tajikistan. 

"The win was all down to the unity that the players showed on the pitch. They all worked in unison. Not only the players, but the entire staff – the technical, non-technical, and medical staff all worked together, and the unity within the team is visible."

Niazmandghader, Rezaeiansemeskandi, Naderi, Hazbavi, Amirhossein, Zadegan, Cheshmi, Rahimabadi, Ahmadi, Aliyari, Omid Nor Afkan

Gurpreet — Uvais, Anwar, Jhingan, Bheke — Suresh, Nikhil, Farooq, Ashique — Vikram, Irfan

Iran has reportedly played 13 matches against India, winning 9. But, according to AIFF, Iran leads the head-to-head race 4-2 from six matches vs India.

The India and Iran match is crucial for both sides as the winning team will almost confirm their spot in the final. Only the group toppers will qualify for the final.

Payam Niazmand, Ahmad Gohari, Nima Mirzazad, Amin Hazbavi, Aref Aghasi, Hossein Kananizadegan, Ali Nemati, Aria Yousefi, Ramin Rezaeian, Omid Noorafkan, Mohammad Naderi, Rouzbeh Cheshmi, Mohammad Ghorbani, Saman Ghoddos, Mohammad Khodabandelou, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Mohammad Mohebbi, Mehdi Hashemnejad, Alireza Koushki, Mohammadmehdi Mohebbi, Mehdi Tikdari, Mehran Ahmadi, Mehdi Taremi, Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh, Shariyar Moghanlou, Ali Alipour, Majid Aliyari

Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Singh, Hrithik Tiwari, Rahul Bheke, Naorem Roshan Singh, Anwar Ali, Sandesh Jhingan, Chinglensana Singh Konsham, Hmingthanmawia Ralte, Muhammed Uvais, Nikhil Prabhu, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Danish Farooq Bhat, Thounaojam Jeakson Singh, Boris Singh Thangjam, Ashique Kuruniyan, Udanta Singh Kumam, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Irfan Yadwad, Manvir Singh (jr), Jithin MS, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Vikram Partap Singh.

Hello and welcome to our live blog of the India vs Iran CAFA Nations Cup 2025 match from the Central Stadium in Hisor, Tajikistan. Both teams will be looking to maintin their winning run in the tournament. Stay tuned for all the updates from the match.