The Iranian team was reduced to 10 men in the 55th minute after Australian referee Peter Green showed a red card to Saeid Ezzatollahi.  

Team Melli kept its unbeaten streak in the 2018 World Cup qualification in Group A.

Carlos Queiroz’s team has not conceded a single goal in the nine matches.

Iran, who has already qualified for the World Cup, sits top of the group with 21 points, seven points above the second-placed South Korea.

Uzbekistan lost to China 1-0 and now needs to beat South Korea in Tashkent to qualify for the World Cup for the first time.