Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Iran will be looking to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Iraq when they take on United Arab Emirates at Azadi Stadium. Iran have already booked their place at the 2022 World Cup finals, but they surely want to give fans yet another reason for celebration. A man to watch in the home team will be Porto attacker Taremi, who scored the winner in the last group game, with all Sarlak, Kamyabinia, and Ansarifard pushing for a start.
United Arab Emirates, on the other hand, are eager to cement third position in Group A. Since both sides would be happy with one point from Tuesday’s qualifier, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai attacker Yahya Alghassani is widely expected to return to UAE’s starting XI after scoring as a substitute in a 2-0 win over Syria.
Highlighted Player (Alireza Jahanbakhsh):
Born in Jirandeh, Iran on August 11 1990, Alireza Jahanbakhsh is a footballer who plays for AZ Alkmaar in Holland. Before AZ, Jahanbakhsh played for NEC in the Eredivisie, but he began his youth career at Payam Alborz Qazvin. Speaking of his senior debut, he made it with Damash Tehran in the 2010/2011 season.
In 2011 he moved to fellow Iranian club Damash Gilan and it has to be noted that he scored 10 goals in 44 appearances in the league for the club. The AZ Alkmaar winger, who is used as an attacking midfielder as well, scored 21 goals in 33 appearances in the Eredivisie in the 2017/2018 season. Speaking of his international career, Alireza JahanBakhsh scored two goals for Iran on the road to Russia and he will represent his homeland at the 2018 FIFA world cup finals.
Due to his style of play, Jahanbakhsh has always been compared to legendary Iranian footballer Mehdi Mahdavikia.