The victory meant that six-time champion Japan led qualifier Group F with nine points, scoring 32 goals and not acknowledging anything.
Japan took the lead 12 minutes later, and after a nice job by Mao Zedong on his left flank, Kimura Miki slammed the ball home.
Mao again played an instrumental role in Japan’s second goal, successfully building the ball for the shallow Furuta, who passed the Iranian defender and returned home.
Japan’s third was net in the 24th minute, with an impressive Mao Zedong nodging Kimura’s cross from the right.
The fourth came in the 34th minute, when forward Fujisaki Sato slammed the ball into the net from the top of the area after Iran hashed the clearance.
Japan refused to throw speeds, and Itamura expanded his lead further in the 43rd minute, waltzed into the penalty area and put the ball home for the fifth goal in qualifying.
Mao completed his second consecutive hat-trick of qualifying in the 50th minute, knocking the ball home after advancing Iranian keeper Athena Tofai.
Japan scored again from the kickoff, and Satoko overtook the chasing Iranian defender to home her second in the evening.
Alternate Anon Zda took Japan’s ninth in the 61st minute with a first ball touch, knocking on the corner inside the house.
Takahashi hikari added her name to the score sheet in the 74th minute, controlling the loose lob through her chest before lining the ball sideways in the net.
MNA