Iran vs Australia (1:1) WCQ in 1997

Iran 1:1 Australia 22 November 1997, Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Crowd 128,000 Having negotiated the winning of Oceania it was something of a wait to discover the identity of the final obstacle to Australia's re-appearance at a World Cup. After Japan won the qualifying match against Iran in Johor Bahru it was Iran the Aussies had to face Iran line-up: Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh (c), Naim Saadavi, Mohammad Khakpour, Mohammad Peyravani, Mehdi Pashazadeh (Farhad Majidi 75), Mehdi Mahdavikia, Hamid Estili, Ali Reza Mansourian (Ebrahim Tahami 64), Reza Shahroudi, Khodadad Azizi, Ali Daei. Goals : Azizi 40 Australia line-up: Mark Bosnich, Steve Horvat, Craig Moore, Alex Tobin (c), Tony Vidmar, Robbie Slater (Stan Lazaridis 58), Craig Foster, Ned Zelic, Aurelio Vidmar (Ernie Tapai 58), Harry Kewell (Graham Arnold 89), Mark Viduka. Goals : Kewell 19