Most Important Asian Cup Goals

[Hadi]

non of our goals since the 70s are important because they didnt get us any cups

[Adesor Vafaseya]

I would say the goal that made us 3 times Asian Champions and King of the Continent for more than two following decades with most AFC Cup titles!

1976 AFC final: Iran 1-0 Kuwait

[KC McElroy]

I would say the goal that made us 3 times Asian Champions and King of the Continent for more than two following decades with most AFC Cup titles!

1976 AFC final: Iran 1-0 Kuwait

In terms of goals that gave us the championship, I rank this 3rd. The 1976 tournament was a weakened one with teams withdrawing and us not taking it as serious by sending our strongest lineup due to our participation in the Olympics. To me the 1968 championship and Ghelichkhani's winner was more important as it gave us our first title, it was a come from behind victory and the opponent was (at the time) a heated rival of ours and a former champion. I rank 1972 higher than 1976 as well as it was hard fought in the final, on neutral ground and achieved during overtime.

[Tehranto]

Karim Bagheri goal vs. South Korea

[Tehranto]

It must be the 1968 final against Israel and the goal Kalani scored
against them. Followed by the one from Sardar Ghlich that clinched the cup.
Those goals started the ascend of Iranian football in Asia and the world.

Thanks for the clip!

[Tehranto]

Wow -- Karim's goal is absolutely fantastic.

Cannot believe we gave away this goal after back-to-back mistakes (Goalkeeper touching it out to go for corner) and Daei fanning on the ball in front of the net ... all in the 90th and 91st minute for them to tie ..

We really lacked the winner's mentality.

2000 Asian Cup quarterfinals