India vs Iran highlights, CAFA Nations Cup 2025: Iran beat India 3-0

The 3-0 margin underlined Iran's clinical edge, though India's resilience and flashes of attacking intent were encouraging. For Jamil's men, it was a night of hard lessons

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India vs Iran football highlights: India lose

Iran beat India 3-0 as they scored the third one in the stoppage time.

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Football LIVE SCORE | India vs Iran in 2nd half: Six minutes added

Six minutes after regulation 90 minutes.

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Football LIVE SCORE | India vs Iran in 2nd half: GOOAALLLLL

89th minute: Iran doubles the lead.

Taremi tries to carve through India’s defence with sheer power and presence, barging past Anwar Ali and Jhingan before slipping the ball to Alireza Jahanbakhsh. The winger strikes at goal, but Gurpreet Singh Sandhu makes the initial save.

 

The rebound falls back to Taremi, whose scuffed effort crashes off the post—only for the ball to drop kindly to Ali Alipourghara, who taps into an unguarded net.

India 0 | 2 Iran in 2nd half

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Football LIVE SCORE | India vs Iran in 2nd half: India showing urgency in attack

87th min: Jithin MS tries to spark another move with a darting diagonal run into the centre, but his pass goes astray. No matter—Jeakson Singh quickly regains possession and slides a clever ball to Mahesh Singh.

 

Mahesh attempts to thread a pass through for Manvir Singh, yet the striker is unable to muscle past the two Iranian centre-backs guarding him closely.

 

India are pushing hard now, but Iran’s defence remains resolute with full time looming.

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Football LIVE SCORE | India vs Iran in 2nd half: Jithin lively, India push forward

81st minute: Jithin MS has made an instant impact on the right flank. He bursts past Jalaliboorani with pace and whips in a sharp ball towards the near post. But towering Iranian keeper Niazmandghader rises confidently to claim it just before Manvir Singh can pounce.

 

The very fact that Iran’s goalkeeper is being called into action underlines how much India have raised their attacking intensity in these closing stages.

India 0 | 1 Iran in 2nd half

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Football LIVE SCORE | India vs Iran in 2nd half: India press high, show attacking spark

71st min: The fresh legs seem to have made a difference. For the first time all evening, India launch a proper high press, forcing Iran into a hurried clearance that hands possession straight back to the Blue Tigers.

 

With Mahesh, Jithin, and Manvir on, there’s added quality in the final third, and suddenly India are knocking the ball around with confidence.

 

India 0 | 1 Iran in 2nd half

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Football LIVE SCORE | India vs Iran in 2nd half: Triple change for India

67th min: ohhh! Tough luck for Sana Singh, who is forced off barely ten minutes after coming on. Coach Khalid Jamil also decides to abandon the back-five experiment, withdrawing the extra centre-back.

 

Alongside Sana, a tireless Irfan Yadwad—who has chased and pressed without reward—and Vikram make way.

 

On come a fresh trio: Mahesh Singh, Jithin MS, and Manvir Singh, as India look to inject energy and attacking intent in the closing stages.

India 0 | 1 Iran in 2nd half

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Football LIVE SCORE | India vs Iran in 2nd half: India's defence penetrated

60th min: Iran takes the lead. 

Have India’s substitutions unsettled their shape—or did Iran simply up the tempo?

 

Kanani Zadegan clips a brilliant early ball to the far post before the Indian defence can settle. Amirhossein rises above Rahul Bheke, and after a scramble where the ball ricochets off Bheke’s back, the striker reacts quickest to stab it home from close range.

 

Iran 1–0 India. The relief among the Iranian players is clear after wave upon wave of pressure.

 

For India, it’s less about broken spirits and more about being caught cold by the speed of that delivery—a reminder of how punishing lapses can be at this level.

India 0 | 1 Iran in 2nd half

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Football LIVE SCORE | India vs Iran in 2nd half: India hold shape as Iran probe

58th minute: The game turns a little scrappy in midfield with fresh legs coming on, but Iran quickly reassert control. They look to stretch India’s compact setup—two disciplined banks of four and five—but the Blue Tigers refuse to budge.

 

Jalaliboorani whips in a sharp cross towards the near post, but once again Anwar Ali is in the right place, heading clear just ahead of Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.

 

India’s defensive wall continues to frustrate the favourites.

India 0 | 0 Iran in 2nd half

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Football LIVE SCORE | India vs Iran in 2nd half: Ashique defends brilliantly

47th min: Ashique shows great work rate as he tracks back to shut down Ramin once more. This time, instead of conceding yet another corner, he cleverly forces a goal-kick. A small but important win for India’s defence.

India 0 | 0 Iran in 2nd half

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Football LIVE SCORE | India vs Iran: Iran threaten before the break

45th min+4 mins: A sloppy pass out from the back almost gifts Iran an opening. Ahmadi whips in a cross, but Anwar Ali rises to head clear. Moments later, skipper Ramin bursts down the right and delivers a dangerous ball across goal. Jhingan stretches to deflect it, just enough to put off Ahmadi arriving at the far post.

 

That’s the final action of the half.

India 0 | 0 Iran at half time

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Football LIVE SCORE | India vs Iran: Match in stoppage time of first half

Four minutes added as stoppage time after regulation 45 minutes.

India 0 | 0 Iran in first half

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Football LIVE SCORE | India vs Iran: India able to maintain clean slate in first 40 mins

40th minute: Play halts as Sandesh Jhingan is spotted bleeding from the nose. The referee rightly insists the defender receive medical attention, despite Jhingan’s protests that he can continue.

 

The Indian stalwart is guided to the sidelines for treatment, sparking a short pause in play. Moments later, he jogs back onto the pitch, patched up and ready to resume.

 

A reminder of Jhingan’s warrior spirit—but also of the referee’s duty to ensure player safety.
 

India 0 | 0 Iran in first half

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Football LIVE SCORE | India vs Iran: India show intent, Iran hit back

36th minute: Encouraging signs again for India. Suresh threads a clever early ball down the inside-left channel for Irfan, who squares up to the imposing Hazbavi. He checks back, trying to carve out space, but skipper Ramin covers superbly and muscles him off the ball.

 

That rare moment of pressure seems to sting Iran. They surge forward instantly, with Norafkan letting fly from distance. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu gets down comfortably to save… only to punt the ball straight back into the grateful arms of the Iranian goalkeeper.

 

A strange decision from the Indian No.1 after making the stop—inviting Iran right back at them.

India 0 | 0 Iran in first half

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Football LIVE SCORE | India vs Iran: Promising move from India

34th minute: Finally, some relief for the Blue Tigers. Uvais wins his duel with Norafkan on the left and slides a neat pass to Ashique. The winger looks up and sprays a superb crossfield ball towards Vikram on the opposite flank.

 

Vikram drives at Naderi and almost gets the better of him, but the Iranian full-back recovers just in time to block the cross. The loose ball falls towards Danish, though he can’t quite get on the end of it.

 

A positive passage of play for India, showing they can trouble Iran when they break forward.

India 0 | 0 Iran in first half