The players of the Turkmenistan national team lost minimally to the Iranian team (0:1) in the home match of the second stage of the 2026 World Cup qualifying tournament.
The only goal in the last meeting was scored by midfielder Mehdi Gayedi, who scored in added time to the first half from a pass from forward Mehdi Taremi.
Head coach of the Turkmenistan national team Mergen Orazov made three changes to the starting lineup compared to the match in Tehran.
The composition of the Turkmenistan national team - goalkeeper: Rustem Ahalliyev; defenders: Guychmurad Annakuliev, Abdy Byashimov, Ata Geldyev; midfielders: Mirza Beknazarov, Teymur Charyev, Begmyrat Bayov, Yazgylych Gurbanov; forwards: Didar Durdyev, Alibek Abdyrakhmanov, Arslanmurad Amanov (c).
After 4 rounds played, Iran ranks first in the Group E standings with 10 points. Turkmenistan is in 3rd place with 1 point.
In the next round of the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup, on June 6, head coach Mergen Orazov’s team will play with the national team of Uzbekistan.
