The match on 4th June will be the 19th time that the two contries have met at full international level. In the last 18 , Iran won 10 matches drawing 5 and losing 3. All of the 3 losses for Team Melli came at Doha.

 Of these 3 losses , the most famous one was during the 1998 World Cup qualification matches , where Iran was on the brink of qualification but an unexpected loss to Qatar meant that Team Melli had to take the longer road for eventual qualification through play-off. That was also the match that saw the dismisal of the coach . Mohammad Mayeli-Kohan partly for his refusal to play Ali Daei , Iran’s top striker at the time.

The results of the matches played between these two teams has been a tight affair especially in the last few years. Iran has failed to beat Qatar home or away since always 2008 where the teams met twice, one of which was a WAFF tournament group match where Iran humilated Qatar 6-1 and the other one was a friendly in Doha which Iran won 1-0.

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Date,Comp.,Final score,Stadium,Attendance
12.06.2012,WCQ,0-0,Tehran,80000
29.02.2012,WCQ,2-2,Tehran,55000
06.09.2011,WCQ,1-1,Doha,8125
28.12.2010,Friendly,0-0, Doha,3000
28.12.2009,Intl. Tourney,2-3, Doha,3000
09.11.2008,Friendly,1-0, Doha,5000
11.08.2008,WAFF,6-1,Tehran,5000
10.01.2008,Friendly,0-0,Doha,2000
24.03.2007,Friendly,1-0,Doha,7000
13.10.2004,WCQ,3-2,Doha,3000
18.02.2004,WCQ,3-1,Tehran,0
01.08.2001,Friendly,1-2,Doha,0
27.09.2000,Friendly,2-1,Doha,5000
07.11.1997,WCQ,0-2,Doha,20000
03.10.1997,WCQ,3-0,Tehran,70000
01.06.1996,Friendly,1-0,Doha,10000
17.05.1996,Friendly,2-0,Tabriz,30000
02.12.1988,Asian Cup,2-0,Doha,
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