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AFC Asian Cup·Semi-finals·1996
Iran
0 - 0
Penalties 3 - 4
Full-time
Saudi Arabia
Wednesday, December 18, 1996 · 1:00 PM ET

Saudi Arabia edged Iran on penalties, winning the shootout 4–3 after a 0–0 draw in the Semi-finals of the AFC Asian Cup 1996 on December 18, 1996.

At a glance

AFC Asian Cup hub
Head-to-head1 meetings
0Iran wins
0Draws
1Saudi Arabia wins
Goals 0 - 1 across the last 1 meetings
Saudi Arabia1 - 0FTIran
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Form last five before this fixture

IranDWLLD
Wed, Jun 15 · AFC Asian Cup
China0 - 0FTIran
Wed, Jun 15 · AFC Asian Cup
Saudi Arabia1 - 0FTIran
Sun, Jun 25 · FIFA World Cup
Germany2 - 0FTIran
Wed, Jun 21 · FIFA World Cup
USA1 - 2FTIran
Wed, Jun 21 · FIFA World Cup
Iran1 - 1FTAngola
Saudi ArabiaLLWWL
Sun, Jul 3 · FIFA World Cup
Saudi Arabia1 - 3FTSweden
Wed, Jun 29 · FIFA World Cup
Belgium0 - 1FTSaudi Arabia
Sat, Jun 25 · FIFA World Cup
Saudi Arabia2 - 1FTMorocco
Mon, Jun 20 · FIFA World Cup
Netherlands2 - 1FTSaudi Arabia
Sun, Nov 8 · AFC Asian Cup
Japan1 - 0FTSaudi Arabia