Head to head · Men's national teams
IR Iran v United Arab Emirates
IR Iran and United Arab Emirates have met 20 times since 1980: IR Iran lead 16–1.
16IR Iran wins
3draws
1United Arab Emirates win
Goals: IR Iran 29, United Arab Emirates 5 · 20 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Tuesday, 5 August 1980: United Arab Emirates 0–2 IR Iran in Al Ain.
- The most recent was on Thursday, 20 March 2025: IR Iran 2–0 United Arab Emirates (FIFA World Cup qualification).
- IR Iran's biggest win: United Arab Emirates 0–3 IR Iran, 1980.
- United Arab Emirates's biggest win: United Arab Emirates 3–1 IR Iran, 1997.
- 16 of the 20 meetings were competitive matches and 4 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2025 | ||
| 20 Mar | IR Iran 2–0 United Arab Emirates FIFA World Cup qualification · Tehran, Iran |
IR Iran |
| 2024 | ||
| 10 Sept | United Arab Emirates 0–1 IR Iran FIFA World Cup qualification · Al Ain, United Arab Emirates |
IR Iran |
| 23 Jan | IR Iran 2–1 United Arab Emirates AFC Asian Cup · Al Rayyan, Qatar (neutral) |
IR Iran |
| 2022 | ||
| 1 Feb | IR Iran 1–0 United Arab Emirates FIFA World Cup qualification · Tehran, Iran |
IR Iran |
| 2021 | ||
| 7 Oct | United Arab Emirates 0–1 IR Iran FIFA World Cup qualification · Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
IR Iran |
| 2015 | ||
| 19 Jan | IR Iran 1–0 United Arab Emirates AFC Asian Cup · Brisbane, Australia (neutral) |
IR Iran |
| 2011 | ||
| 19 Jan | United Arab Emirates 0–3 IR Iran AFC Asian Cup · Doha, Qatar (neutral) |
IR Iran |
| 2009 | ||
| 10 Jun | IR Iran 1–0 United Arab Emirates FIFA World Cup qualification · Tehran, Iran |
IR Iran |
| 2008 | ||
| 19 Nov | United Arab Emirates 1–1 IR Iran FIFA World Cup qualification · Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Draw |
| 7 Jun | United Arab Emirates 0–1 IR Iran FIFA World Cup qualification · Al Ain, United Arab Emirates |
IR Iran |
| 2 Jun | IR Iran 0–0 United Arab Emirates FIFA World Cup qualification · Tehran, Iran |
Draw |
| 2006 | ||
| 8 Aug | IR Iran 1–0 United Arab Emirates Friendly · Tehran, Iran |
IR Iran |
| 2001 | ||
| 31 Oct | United Arab Emirates 0–3 IR Iran FIFA World Cup qualification · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
IR Iran |
| 25 Oct | IR Iran 1–0 United Arab Emirates FIFA World Cup qualification · Tehran, Iran |
IR Iran |
| 1997 | ||
| 2 Sept | United Arab Emirates 3–1 IR Iran Friendly · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
United Arab Emirates |
| 1992 | ||
| 1 Nov | United Arab Emirates 0–0 IR Iran AFC Asian Cup · Hiroshima, Japan (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1988 | ||
| 8 Dec | IR Iran 1–0 United Arab Emirates AFC Asian Cup · Doha, Qatar (neutral) |
IR Iran |
| 1984 | ||
| 1 Dec | IR Iran 3–0 United Arab Emirates AFC Asian Cup · Kallang, Singapore (neutral) |
IR Iran |
| 1980 | ||
| 7 Aug | United Arab Emirates 0–3 IR Iran Friendly · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
IR Iran |
| 5 Aug | United Arab Emirates 0–2 IR Iran Friendly · Al Ain, United Arab Emirates |
IR Iran |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.