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Iran v Nigeria

Match Summary

Fri 27 Mar 2026

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Friendlies -

Friendlies 1

Iran 1 , Nigeria 2 at Full time

IranIranIran

1

2

NigeriaNigeriaNigeria

Full time

FT

Half Time Iran 0 , Nigeria 1

HT 0-1

Key Events

Iran

M. TaremiGoal 67 minutes

Nigeria

M. SimonGoal 6 minutes
A. AdamsGoal 51 minutes

Assists

Nigeria,S. Chukwueze (6'), A. Lookman (51')

Venue:Mardan Stadyumu

Scores
Line-ups
Head-to-head
Live Text

Friendlies Scores & Fixtures

Friday 27th March

Chile 4 , Cape Verde 2 at Full time

ChileChileChile

Cape VerdeCape VerdeCape Verde

China 2 , Curaçao 0 at Full time

ChinaChinaChina

CuraçaoCuraçaoCuraçao

New Zealand 0 , Finland 2 at Full time

New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand

FinlandFinlandFinland

Solomon Islands 2 , Bulgaria 10 at Full time

SolomonSolomon IslandsSolomon Islands

BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria

Australia 1 , Cameroon 0 at Full time

AustraliaAustraliaAustralia

CameroonCameroonCameroon

Venezuela 4 , Trinidad and Tobago 1 at Full time

VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela

TrinidadTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago

Iran 1 , Nigeria 2 at Full time

NigeriaNigeriaNigeria

Indonesia 4 , St. Kitts and Nevis 0 at Full time

IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia

St. KittsSt. Kitts and NevisSt. Kitts and Nevis

Kenya 1 , Estonia 1 at Full time , Estonia win 5 - 4 on penalties

KenyaKenyaKenya

EstoniaEstoniaEstonia

Estonia win 5 - 4 on penalties

Estonia win 5-4 on pens

Football Union of Russia 3 , Nicaragua 1 at Full time

Football Union of RussiaFootball Union of RussiaFootball Union of Russia

NicaraguaNicaraguaNicaragua

Austria 5 , Ghana 1 at Full time

AustriaAustriaAustria

GhanaGhanaGhana

South Africa 1 , Panama 1 at Full time

South AfricaSouth AfricaSouth Africa

PanamaPanamaPanama

Jordan 2 , Costa Rica 2 at Full time

JordanJordanJordan

Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica

Saudi Arabia 0 , Egypt 4 at Full time

Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia

EgyptEgyptEgypt

Greece 0 , Paraguay 1 at Full time

GreeceGreeceGreece

ParaguayParaguayParaguay

Algeria 6 , Guatemala 0

AlgeriaAlgeriaAlgeria

GuatemalaGuatemalaGuatemala

81 minutes , in progress

England 0 , Uruguay 0

EnglandEnglandEngland

UruguayUruguayUruguay

65 minutes , in progress

Netherlands 2 , Norway 1

NetherlandsNetherlandsNetherlands

NorwayNorwayNorway

75 minutes , in progress

Switzerland 2 , Germany 3

SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland

GermanyGermanyGermany

73 minutes , in progress

Spain 2 , Serbia 0

SpainSpainSpain

SerbiaSerbiaSerbia

59 minutes , in progress

Morocco 0 , Ecuador 0

MoroccoMoroccoMorocco

EcuadorEcuadorEcuador

Half time , in progress

Argentina versus Mauritania kick off 23:15

ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina

MauritaniaMauritaniaMauritania

Dominican Republic 2 , El Salvador 2 at Full time

Dominican RepDominican RepublicDominican Republic

El SalvadorEl SalvadorEl Salvador

GuyanaGuyanaGuyana

C

C

Dominican RepDominican RepublicDominican Republic

Match Cancelled

Match Cancelled

Azerbaijan 6 , St. Lucia 1 at Full time

AzerbaijanAzerbaijanAzerbaijan

St. LuciaSt. LuciaSt. Lucia

Montenegro 2 , Andorra 0 at Full time

MontenegroMontenegroMontenegro

AndorraAndorraAndorra

Guyana 2 , Dominica 0

GuyanaGuyanaGuyana

DominicaDominicaDominica

31 minutes , in progress

BeninBeninBenin

C

C

PalestinePalestinePalestine

Match Cancelled

Match Cancelled

Cayman Islands 1 , British Virgin Islands 1 at Full time

CaymanCayman IslandsCayman Islands

1

1

British VIBritish Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islands

Full time

FT

LiberiaLiberiaLiberia

C

C

MauritaniaMauritaniaMauritania

Match Cancelled

Match Cancelled

OmanOmanOman

C

C

Sierra LeoneSierra LeoneSierra Leone

Match Cancelled

Match Cancelled

Uzbekistan 3 , Gabon 1 at Full time

UzbekistanUzbekistanUzbekistan

3

1

GabonGabonGabon

Full time

FT

Benin versus Liberia kick off 15:00

BeninBeninBenin

15:0015:00

plays

LiberiaLiberiaLiberia

Togo versus Guinea kick off 15:00

TogoTogoTogo

15:0015:00

plays

GuineaGuineaGuinea

Libya versus Niger kick off 18:00

LibyaLibyaLibya

18:0018:00

plays

NigerNigerNiger

Rwanda versus Grenada kick off 19:00

RwandaRwandaRwanda

19:0019:00

plays

GrenadaGrenadaGrenada

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Team Lineups

home team,Iran

Manager:Amir Ghalenoei

Formation:5 - 4 - 1

Pitch Formation

Number1, Beiranvand, Goalkeeper
Number35, Yousefi, Wing Back
Number13, Kanaani, Defender
Number4, Khalilzadeh, Defender
Number19, Nemati, Defender
Number5, Mohammadi, Wing Back
Number11, Gholizadeh, Midfielder
Number14, Ghoddos, Midfielder
Number8, Mohebi, Midfielder
Number6, Ghorbani, Midfielder
Number9, Taremi, Striker

Starting lineup

Number1, Beiranvand, Goalkeeper
A. Beiranvand
Number19, Nemati, Defender
A. Nemati, substituted for O. Noorafkan at 86 minutes
Number4, Khalilzadeh, Defender
S. Khalilzadeh, Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 4
Number13, Kanaani, Defender
H. Kanani, substituted for E. Hajisafi at 46 minutes
Number5, Mohammadi, Wing Back
M. Mohammadi, substituted for A. Jahanbakhsh at 46 minutes
Number35, Yousefi, Wing Back
A. Yousefi, substituted for R. Rezaeian at 46 minutes
Number6, Ghorbani, Midfielder
M. Ghorbani, substituted for S. Moghanlou at 63 minutes
Number8, Mohebi, Midfielder
M. Mohebi, substituted for M. Ghayedi at 63 minutes
Number14, Ghoddos, Midfielder
S. Ghoddos, substituted for A. Hosseinzadeh at 86 minutes
Number11, Gholizadeh, Midfielder
A. Gholizadeh, substituted for S. Hardani at 46 minutes
Number9, Taremi, Striker
M. Taremi, Captain

Substitutes

home team,Iran

Number25, Esmaeilifar, Substitute
D. Esmaeilifar
Number27, Fallah, Substitute
S. Fallah
Number10, Ghayedi, Substitute
M. Ghayedi
Number3, Hajsafi, Substitute
E. Hajisafi
Number2, Hardani, Substitute
S. Hardani
Number17, Hashemnejad, Substitute
M. Hashemnejad
Number22, Hosseini, Substitute
H. Hosseini
Number18, Hosseinzadeh, Substitute
A. Hosseinzadeh
Number7, Jahanbakhsh, Substitute
A. Jahanbakhsh
Number15, Moghanlou, Substitute
S. Moghanlou
Number12, Niazmand, Substitute
P. Niazmand
Number21, Noorafkan, Substitute
O. Noorafkan
Number28, Razzaghinia, Substitute
A. Razzaghinia
Number23, Rezaeian, Substitute
R. Rezaeian, Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 3

away team,Nigeria

Manager:Éric Chelle

Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Pitch Formation

Number23, Okoye, Goalkeeper
Number2, Osayi-Samuel, Defender
Number6, Ajayi, Defender
Number5, Ogbu, Defender
Number13, Onyemaechi, Defender
Number4, Ndidi, Defensive Midfielder
Number17, Iwobi, Defensive Midfielder
Number11, Chukwueze, Attacking Midfielder
Number7, Lookman, Attacking Midfielder
Number15, Simon, Attacking Midfielder
Number9, Adams, Striker

Starting lineup

Number23, Okoye, Goalkeeper
M. Okoye
Number13, Onyemaechi, Defender
B. Onyemaechi
Number5, Ogbu, Defender
I. Ogbu, substituted for C. Nwaiwu at 57 minutes
Number6, Ajayi, Defender
S. Ajayi, substituted for E. Fernandez at 46 minutes
Number2, Osayi-Samuel, Defender
B. Osayi-Samuel
Number17, Iwobi, Defensive Midfielder
A. Iwobi
Number4, Ndidi, Defensive Midfielder
W. Ndidi, Captain
Number15, Simon, Attacking Midfielder
M. Simon, substituted for F. Dele-Bashiru at 68 minutes
Number7, Lookman, Attacking Midfielder
A. Lookman, substituted for F. Onyeka at 90 minutes
Number11, Chukwueze, Attacking Midfielder
S. Chukwueze, substituted for P. Onuachu at 68 minutes
Number9, Adams, Striker
A. Adams, substituted for C. Ejuke at 68 minutes

away team,Nigeria

Number16, Adeleye, Substitute
A. Adeleye
Number10, Dele-Bashiru, Substitute
F. Dele-Bashiru
Number14, Ejuke, Substitute
C. Ejuke
Number18, Fernandez, Substitute
E. Fernandez
Number21, Nwaiwu, Substitute
C. Nwaiwu
Number19, Onuachu, Substitute
P. Onuachu
Number20, Onyedika, Substitute
R. Onyedika
Number8, Onyeka, Substitute
F. Onyeka
Number12, Otele, Substitute
P. Otele
Number3, Sanusi, Substitute
Z. Sanusi
Number22, Sor, Substitute
Y. Sor
NumberShirt number unknown, Umole, Substitute
F. Umole
Number1, Uzoho, Substitute
F. Uzoho

Iran
Nigeria

home team,Iran

Manager:Amir Ghalenoei

Formation:5 - 4 - 1

Pitch Formation

Number1, Beiranvand, Goalkeeper
Number35, Yousefi, Wing Back
Number13, Kanaani, Defender
Number4, Khalilzadeh, Defender
Number19, Nemati, Defender
Number5, Mohammadi, Wing Back
Number11, Gholizadeh, Midfielder
Number14, Ghoddos, Midfielder
Number8, Mohebi, Midfielder
Number6, Ghorbani, Midfielder
Number9, Taremi, Striker

Starting lineup

Number1, Beiranvand, Goalkeeper
A. Beiranvand
Number19, Nemati, Defender
A. Nemati, substituted for O. Noorafkan at 86 minutes
Number4, Khalilzadeh, Defender
S. Khalilzadeh, Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 4
Number13, Kanaani, Defender
H. Kanani, substituted for E. Hajisafi at 46 minutes
Number5, Mohammadi, Wing Back
M. Mohammadi, substituted for A. Jahanbakhsh at 46 minutes
Number35, Yousefi, Wing Back
A. Yousefi, substituted for R. Rezaeian at 46 minutes
Number6, Ghorbani, Midfielder
M. Ghorbani, substituted for S. Moghanlou at 63 minutes
Number8, Mohebi, Midfielder
M. Mohebi, substituted for M. Ghayedi at 63 minutes
Number14, Ghoddos, Midfielder
S. Ghoddos, substituted for A. Hosseinzadeh at 86 minutes
Number11, Gholizadeh, Midfielder
A. Gholizadeh, substituted for S. Hardani at 46 minutes
Number9, Taremi, Striker
M. Taremi, Captain

Substitutes

Number25, Esmaeilifar, Substitute
D. Esmaeilifar
Number27, Fallah, Substitute
S. Fallah
Number10, Ghayedi, Substitute
M. Ghayedi
Number3, Hajsafi, Substitute
E. Hajisafi
Number2, Hardani, Substitute
S. Hardani
Number17, Hashemnejad, Substitute
M. Hashemnejad
Number22, Hosseini, Substitute
H. Hosseini
Number18, Hosseinzadeh, Substitute
A. Hosseinzadeh
Number7, Jahanbakhsh, Substitute
A. Jahanbakhsh
Number15, Moghanlou, Substitute
S. Moghanlou
Number12, Niazmand, Substitute
P. Niazmand
Number21, Noorafkan, Substitute
O. Noorafkan
Number28, Razzaghinia, Substitute
A. Razzaghinia
Number23, Rezaeian, Substitute
R. Rezaeian, Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 3

away team,Nigeria

Manager:Éric Chelle

Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Pitch Formation

Number23, Okoye, Goalkeeper
Number2, Osayi-Samuel, Defender
Number6, Ajayi, Defender
Number5, Ogbu, Defender
Number13, Onyemaechi, Defender
Number4, Ndidi, Defensive Midfielder
Number17, Iwobi, Defensive Midfielder
Number11, Chukwueze, Attacking Midfielder
Number7, Lookman, Attacking Midfielder
Number15, Simon, Attacking Midfielder
Number9, Adams, Striker

Starting lineup

Number23, Okoye, Goalkeeper
M. Okoye
Number13, Onyemaechi, Defender
B. Onyemaechi
Number5, Ogbu, Defender
I. Ogbu, substituted for C. Nwaiwu at 57 minutes
Number6, Ajayi, Defender
S. Ajayi, substituted for E. Fernandez at 46 minutes
Number2, Osayi-Samuel, Defender
B. Osayi-Samuel
Number17, Iwobi, Defensive Midfielder
A. Iwobi
Number4, Ndidi, Defensive Midfielder
W. Ndidi, Captain
Number15, Simon, Attacking Midfielder
M. Simon, substituted for F. Dele-Bashiru at 68 minutes
Number7, Lookman, Attacking Midfielder
A. Lookman, substituted for F. Onyeka at 90 minutes
Number11, Chukwueze, Attacking Midfielder
S. Chukwueze, substituted for P. Onuachu at 68 minutes
Number9, Adams, Striker
A. Adams, substituted for C. Ejuke at 68 minutes

Substitutes

Number16, Adeleye, Substitute
A. Adeleye
Number10, Dele-Bashiru, Substitute
F. Dele-Bashiru
Number14, Ejuke, Substitute
C. Ejuke
Number18, Fernandez, Substitute
E. Fernandez
Number21, Nwaiwu, Substitute
C. Nwaiwu
Number19, Onuachu, Substitute
P. Onuachu
Number20, Onyedika, Substitute
R. Onyedika
Number8, Onyeka, Substitute
F. Onyeka
Number12, Otele, Substitute
P. Otele
Number3, Sanusi, Substitute
Z. Sanusi
Number22, Sor, Substitute
Y. Sor
NumberShirt number unknown, Umole, Substitute
F. Umole
Number1, Uzoho, Substitute
F. Uzoho

Match Officials

Referee:: Cihan Aydin
Assistant Referee 1:: Furkan Ürün
Assistant Referee 2:: Abdullah Özkara
Fourth Official:: Yasin Kol

Head to Head

Season so far

Friendlies

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Iran

Key

Nigeria

Key, Iran v Nigeria

Form guide

All competitions

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Iran

Nigeria

D

Iran draw

v Uzbekistan

0

0

Friendlies

D

Nigeria draw

v Egypt

0

0

CAF Africa Cup of Nations

D

Iran draw

v Cape Verde

0

0

Friendlies

D

Nigeria draw

v Morocco

0

0

CAF Africa Cup of Nations

W

Iran won

v Tanzania

2

0

Friendlies

W

Nigeria won

v Algeria

0

2

CAF Africa Cup of Nations

L

Iran lose

v Football Union of Russia

2

1

Friendlies

W

Nigeria won

v Mozambique

4

0

CAF Africa Cup of Nations

L

Iran lose

v Uzbekistan

0

1

CAFA Nations Cup

W

Nigeria won

v Uganda

1

3

CAF Africa Cup of Nations

Previous meetings

All competitions

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Iran and Nigeria

Played1

Won

0

Won

0

Draw

1

Draw 1

Iran Won 0Nigeria Won 0

Previous scores

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FIFA World Cup

Iran 0 , Nigeria 0 on the 16th of June 2014

IranIranIran

0

0

NigeriaNigeriaNigeria

16th of June 2014

16 JUN 2014

Live Text

Postat 90 minutes plus 6
Match ends, IR Iran 1, Nigeria 2.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 6
Second Half ends, IR Iran 1, Nigeria 2.
Bookingat 90 minutes plus 5
Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Bookingat 90 minutes plus 4
Ramin Rezaeian (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitutionat 90 minutes plus 1
Substitution, Nigeria. Frank Onyeka replaces Ademola Lookman.
Postat 90 minutes
Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
Substitutionat 87 minutes
Substitution, IR Iran. Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh replaces Saman Ghoddos.
Substitutionat 87 minutes
Substitution, IR Iran. Omid Noorafkan replaces Ali Nemati.
Substitutionat 69 minutes
Substitution, Nigeria. Chidera Ejuke replaces Akor Adams.
Substitutionat 69 minutes
Substitution, Nigeria. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru replaces Moses Simon.
Substitutionat 69 minutes
Substitution, Nigeria. Paul Onuachu replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
Goal!at 68 minutes
Goal! IR Iran 1, Nigeria 2. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
Substitutionat 64 minutes
Substitution, IR Iran. Shahriyar Moghanlou replaces Mohammad Ghorbani.
Substitutionat 64 minutes
Substitution, IR Iran. Mehdi Ghayedi replaces Mohammad Mohebi.
Substitutionat 58 minutes
Substitution, Nigeria. Chibuike Nwaiwu replaces Igoh Ogbu.
Goal!at 52 minutes
Goal! IR Iran 0, Nigeria 2. Akor Adams (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
Substitutionat 46 minutes
Substitution, Nigeria. Emmanuel Fernandez replaces Semi Ajayi.
Substitutionat 46 minutes
Substitution, IR Iran. Saleh Hardani replaces Ali Gholizadeh.
Substitutionat 46 minutes
Substitution, IR Iran. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Milad Mohammadi.
Second Halfat 46 minutes
Second Half begins IR Iran 0, Nigeria 1.

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