Iran 1-0 UAE (Oct 7, 2021) Team Stats

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After years in the doldrums, Chinese football shows hint of life in AFC Champions League Elite

Football Australia back Graham Arnold for Socceroos WCQs

What we learned as the third round of Asian qualifiers for the World Cup got underway

United Arab Emirates

Iran

After years in the doldrums, Chinese football shows hint of life in AFC Champions League Elite

Football Australia back Graham Arnold for Socceroos WCQs

What we learned as the third round of Asian qualifiers for the World Cup got underway

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FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

WCQ - AFC News

3-0-0, 9 PTS

Mehdi Taremi - 70'

LAST FIVE GAMES				Date	COMPETITION
D	Syria	1 - 1	United Arab Emirates	Sep 7, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
D	United Arab Emirates	0 - 0	Lebanon	Sep 2, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
W	United Arab Emirates	3 - 2	Vietnam	Jun 15, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
W	Indonesia	0 - 5	United Arab Emirates	Jun 11, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
W	United Arab Emirates	3 - 1	Thailand	Jun 7, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

LAST FIVE GAMES				Date	COMPETITION
W	Iraq	0 - 3	Iran	Sep 7, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
W	Iran	1 - 0	Syria	Sep 2, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
W	Iran	1 - 0	Iraq	Jun 15, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
W	Cambodia	0 - 10	Iran	Jun 11, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
W	Iran	3 - 0	Bahrain	Jun 7, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

LAST FIVE GAMES			Date	COMPETITION
Iran	1 - 0	United Arab Emirates	Jan 19, 2015	AFC Asian Cup
United Arab Emirates	0 - 3	Iran	Jan 19, 2011	AFC Asian Cup
Iran	1 - 0	United Arab Emirates	Jun 10, 2009	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
United Arab Emirates	1 - 1	Iran	Nov 19, 2008	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
United Arab Emirates	0 - 1	Iran	Jun 7, 2008	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Zabeel Stadium

12:45 PM, October 7, 2021

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Attendance: 3,034

Chinese football looked to have hit an all-time low but a glimmer of hope was offered in Tuesday's ACL Elite action.

Football Australia chief executive James Johnson has backed Socceroos boss Graham Arnold to rebound from a winless start to the third phase of Asian qualification, saying the organisation would "put our faith" in the coach to engineer a turnaround.

From the Japanese juggernaut to numerical deficits not mattering, here's what we learnt from the third round of Asian qualifiers.

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