Friendly

Iran 0–1 Wales

Tuesday 18 Apr 1978 · Tehran, Iran

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Iran: 1817 → 1801
Wales: 1656 → 1672

Expected score for Iran: 81.8% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 2, 1978–2022.

Iran wins: 1
Draws: 0
Wales wins: 1

Form either side

Iran

Before

2–2 v South Korea 11 Nov 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
3–0 v Hong Kong 18 Nov 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
1–0 v Australia 25 Nov 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
2–1 v Kuwait 3 Dec 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
0–0 v Serbia 5 Apr 1978 · Friendly

After

1–1 v Bulgaria 26 Apr 1978 · Friendly
1–2 v France 11 May 1978 · Friendly
3–0 v Ghana 19 May 1978 · Friendly
0–3 v Netherlands 3 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
1–1 v Scotland 7 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978

Wales

Before

0–0 v Kuwait 6 Sep 1977 · Friendly
0–0 v Kuwait 20 Sep 1977 · Friendly
0–2 v Scotland 12 Oct 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
0–1 v Czech Republic 16 Nov 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
1–1 v Germany 14 Dec 1977 · Friendly

After

1–3 v England 13 May 1978 · British Home Championship 1978
1–1 v Scotland 17 May 1978 · British Home Championship 1978
1–0 v Northern Ireland 19 May 1978 · British Home Championship 1978
7–0 v Malta 25 Oct 1978 · UEFA Euro qualification 1978
1–0 v Turkey 29 Nov 1978 · UEFA Euro qualification 1978

Every Iran v Wales match2

From Iran's side.


25 Nov 2022	Wales	2–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2022	Group stage
18 Apr 1978	Wales	0–1	Home	Friendly	—

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