Russia 2 2-1 Iran in the U18 Valentin Granatkin Memorial Cup, round 1.

Russia 2 won 3, drew 2 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–D–D), scoring 11 and conceding 3.

Iran won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–W–W), scoring 15 and conceding 4.

The two sides have met 1 time: Russia 2 1 win, Iran 0, 0 draws.