AFC Asian Cup 1988 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Japan 0–0 Iran

Sunday 4 Dec 1988 · Doha, Qatar (neutral)

Goals0

Elo

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

Japan: 1579 → 1592
Iran: 1776 → 1763

Expected score for Japan: 24.3% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 7 of 19, 1951–2024.

Japan wins: 6
Draws: 6
Iran wins: 7

Form either side

Japan

Before

1–0 v Malaysia 11 Apr 1988 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 1988
1–1 v Jordan 16 Apr 1988 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 1988
4–1 v Pakistan 18 Apr 1988 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 1988
0–3 v China PR 2 Jun 1988 · Kirin Cup 1988
0–1 v South Korea 26 Oct 1988 · Friendly

After

0–2 v South Korea 6 Dec 1988 · AFC Asian Cup 1988
0–1 v United Arab Emirates 10 Dec 1988 · AFC Asian Cup 1988
0–3 v Qatar 12 Dec 1988 · AFC Asian Cup 1988
2–2 v Iran 20 Jan 1989 · Friendly
0–1 v South Korea 5 May 1989 · Friendly

Iran

Before

2–0 v Hong Kong 27 May 1988 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 1988
1–1 v Syria 29 May 1988 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 1988
0–0 v North Korea 2 Jun 1988 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 1988
3–0 v Nepal 4 Jun 1988 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 1988
2–0 v Qatar 2 Dec 1988 · AFC Asian Cup 1988

After

1–0 v United Arab Emirates 8 Dec 1988 · AFC Asian Cup 1988
0–3 v South Korea 11 Dec 1988 · AFC Asian Cup 1988
0–1 v Saudi Arabia 15 Dec 1988 · AFC Asian Cup 1988
0–0 v China PR 17 Dec 1988 · AFC Asian Cup 1988
2–2 v Japan 20 Jan 1989 · Friendly

Group A

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1South Korea	4	4	0	0	+7	8
2Iran	4	2	1	1	0	5
3Qatar	4	2	0	2	+1	4
4United Arab Emirates	4	1	0	3	-2	2
5Japan	4	0	1	3	-6	1

Road through the tournament

Japan

0–0 v Iran Group stage
0–2 v South Korea Group stage
0–1 v United Arab Emirates Group stage
0–3 v Qatar Group stage

Iran

2–0 v Qatar Group stage
0–0 v Japan Group stage
1–0 v United Arab Emirates Group stage
0–3 v South Korea Group stage
0–1 v Saudi Arabia Semi-final
0–0 v China PR Third-place play-off

Every Japan v Iran match19

From Japan's side.


3 Feb 2024	Iran	1–2	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup 2024	Quarter-final
28 Jan 2019	Iran	3–0	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup 2019	Semi-final
13 Oct 2015	Iran	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
17 Aug 2005	Iran	2–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2005	—
25 Mar 2005	Iran	1–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2005	—
28 Jul 2004	Iran	0–0	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup 2004	Group stage
8 Sep 1999	Iran	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
16 Nov 1997	Iran	3–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 1997	—
18 Oct 1993	Iran	1–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 1993	—
3 Nov 1992	Iran	1–0	Home	AFC Asian Cup 1992	Group stage
1 Oct 1990	Iran	0–1	Neutral	Asian Games 1990	—
20 Jan 1989	Iran	2–2	Away	Friendly	—
4 Dec 1988	Iran	0–0	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup 1988	Group stage
22 Sep 1986	Iran	0–2	Neutral	Asian Games 1986	—
21 Nov 1982	Iran	1–0	Neutral	Asian Games 1982	—
18 Dec 1966	Iran	0–1	Neutral	Asian Games 1966	—
11 Dec 1966	Iran	3–1	Neutral	Asian Games 1966	—
8 Mar 1951	Iran	2–3	Neutral	Asian Games 1951	—
7 Mar 1951	Iran	0–0	Neutral	Asian Games 1951	—

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