UAE v Iran | Highlights & Recap | 2026 World Cup Qualifier | آنالیز بازی ایران و امارات متحده عربی

Intro another win for Iran in World Cup qualifying on today's episode we will recap and analyze Iran's match against the UAE and share some final thoughts you know the deal and you know what time it is it's time for Team ell [Music] talk the boys were ready to take care of business hey everyone welcome back to team ell talk we know what you want so let's get right to Iran's starting lineup against the UAE once again Starting Lineup versus UAE getting the starting goal Ali Rea Bon van now for the backline Mohamed khazad Kanani hardani now for the defensive midfielders isahi and nfan the attacking midfielders gedi Gus Jan bash up top MDI tari four changes in Amir ganoi starting lineup now check out some sights and sounds of Iran's victory over the UAE Highlights [Music] [Applause] I need your them I need your I need [Music] he [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] I [Applause] shout oh [Applause] [Music] keep [Music] [Applause] [Music] w [Applause] [Applause] got [Music] [Applause] Analysis the pattern continued as Iran once again picked up a victory against the UAE with the win and another three points Iran remains in second place in group a tied with usbekistan on points but it's the USCS that have a better goal difference two matches so far two victories for Iran two clean sheets for alira Bon van six points for Iran head coach Amir ganoi has got to be feeling upbeat now look I'll be one of the first to admit that it is difficult to please Iranian football fans and even though Iran was Victorious one- nothing over the UAE the general opinion about this match was negative once again when we take a look at the stats we see that the UAE had more possession and more accurate passes both teams had the same amount of shots but Iran had more shots on target when looking back at this match it is clear that the UA has not changed a whole lot since 2022 World Cup qualifying after Iran took the lead late in the first half the strategy in the second half was to get players behind the ball press the UAE backline occasionally and try to extend the lead on the Counterattack Iran's message to the UAE was simple if you are going to beat us you will do it by starting moves from the back stringing together numerous passes and winning One V one battles to be fair there were a lot of times in this match when Iran was unable to put together a lot of passes we also saw a lot of clearances and we also saw some giveaways but it is important to point out that these giveaways from Iran were not taking place in their half of the pitch compared to what we saw in the match against Kyan Iran was much more alert and we saw a better sense of urgency next let's talk about two players that didn't have a great performance against the UAE Messi tari and SAR azamun starting with tari he had a good opportunity to score early in the first half he should have buried a cross from hardani in the 68th minute and of course we cannot forget his Miss in front of the net in the 77th minute after coming on as a sub osmon had some opportunities to add to his goal tally but his biggest mistake by far was when he missed a wideopen Ali goad on a Counterattack opportunity as time was winding down in this match galano changed his formation from a 433 to a 442 this was when Iran started to park the bus by playing with a deeper line I know what Amir ganoi was doing but dropping your back line deeper means creating more space for your opponent and becoming more exposed on the flanks as I mentioned earlier the general opinion about this match was negative but Iran looked better in comparison to the match against kastan and getting three points on the road is always a positive in World Cup qualifying overall this was a good result for team Mei now for the man of the match this was an easy decision Mei gedi going into this match I remember talking to my good friend Roy Cavani and he wasn't very optimistic because of how Iran played against kyrgistan but I remember telling him that Iran would play better because this match would be played on the normal pitch and we would see more cases of individual Brilliance we saw exactly that with Mei gu late in the first half when he outmuscled his opponent before putting the ball into the back of the net this was only one case of individual Brilliance but it was enough to get the three points for Iran and a special thank you to my good friend farad Asar for providing us with some awesome match Final Thoughts footage now to finish off this edition of Team Elli talk the elephant in the room has got to be addressed and I am talking about decisions made by Amir ganoi so Manus was in the starting lineup for Iran against kyrgistan and against the UAE Ali Resa Jan bash came on as a sub against Kyan and was was in the starting lineup against the UAE the problem is that both of these players currently are not playing any club football meanwhile alayar sad Manesh has been on top form for westero in the Top Flight of football in Belgium but as we saw say manes did not play in either match for Iran the bottom line is that Amir ganoi doesn't reward hard work and this is the wrong message to send