News ID: 339

Date: 12 June 2025 - 14:39

Iran Women's National Football Team Earns Second Victory Over Iraq

In their second friendly match, Iran's women's national football team secured a dominant 7–0 win over Iraq.

According to the official website of the Football Federation, the match took place on Thursday, June 22, at 11:00 AM on Pitch 2 of the National Football Center.

Goal scorers for Iran were:

Shabnam Behesht

Sara Didar (2 goals)

Negin Zandi (2 goals)

Fatemeh Makhdoumi

Zahra Alizadeh

Line-up for Iran (with substitutions in parentheses):

Zahra Khajavi (46' – Mina Nafei)

Zeinab Abbaspour (46' – Zahra Ahmadzadeh)

Fatemeh Adeli

Atefeh Ramezani

Atefeh Imani

Zahra Sarbali (35' – Fatemeh Makhdoumi)

Sara Zohraabi Nia

Maryam Dini (46' – Negin Zandi)

Sara Didar (79' – Fatemeh Shaban)

Shabnam Behesht (19' – Mohtheh Zolfi)

Rozhin Tameryan

Officials for the match:

Referee: Fatemeh Nasiri

Assistants: Atna Lashni and Reyhaneh Shirazi

Notable attendees included Farideh Shojaei, Shahnaz Yari, Nadereh Doroudian, and Mahdieh MirMohammadhani.

This victory follows Iran’s 8–0 win over Iraq in the first friendly. These matches are part of Iran’s preparation for the upcoming AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers.

Group Stage Match Schedule – AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers (Amman, Jordan | June 22 – July 4):

Monday, June 22

Lebanon vs Jordan – 18:30

Bhutan vs Singapore – 15:30

Thursday, June 25

Singapore vs Iran – 15:30

Bhutan vs Lebanon – 18:30

Sunday, June 28

Iran vs Bhutan – 15:30

Jordan vs Singapore – 18:30

Wednesday, July 2

Jordan vs Bhutan – 18:30

Lebanon vs Iran – 15:30

Saturday, July 5

Singapore vs Lebanon – 15:30

Iran vs Jordan – 18:30