page_title: 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group D
section_title: Vietnam vs Iran
hierarchical_section_title: 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group D / Matches / Vietnam vs Iran
caption_attribution_description: English: Iran &amp; Vietnam Group D match, 2019 AFC Asian Cup
context_page_description: Group D of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup took place from 7 to 16 January 2019. The group consisted of Iran, Iraq, Vietnam, and Yemen. The top two teams, Iran and Iraq, along with the third-placed team, Vietnam, advanced to the round of 16.
  The group contained two former champions, Iran and Iraq. Yemen made its debut in the tournament.
context_section_description: Iran had the first chance of the game, Vahid Amiri failed to apply a finishing touch at the far post following Ashkan Dejagah’s 11th minute corner. Vietnam goalkeeper Đặng Văn Lâm then denied Saman Ghoddos, before the custodian produced another stop to repel a Sardar Azmoun drive shortly before the half-hour mark. The breakthrough came on 38 minutes, Azmoun headed home a Ghoddos cross and sent his side into the half-time break holding a slender lead. In the 52nd minute, substitute Nguyễn Văn Toàn's pass found Nguyễn Công Phượng, whose shot from 12 yards was parried to safety by the advancing Alireza Beiranvand. Moments later, Azmoun forced Văn Lâm into another save only to see Mehdi Taremi lash the subsequent rebound wide of the target. At 68 minutes, Azmoun gathered a Mehdi Torabi pass and fired past Văn Lâm to extend his side’s advantage and register his third goal of the tournament. Nguyễn Quang Hải curled a late effort narrowly off target, and Iran held on to register a record ninth successive AFC Asian Cup group stage victory.
  12 January 2019
  15:00
  Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
  Attendance: 10,841
  Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
caption: Sardar Azmoun and Mehdi Torabi
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