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Iran v Costa Rica

Match Summary

Tue 31 Mar 2026

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Friendlies -

Friendlies 1

Iran 5 , Costa Rica 0 at Full time

IranIranIran

5

0

Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica

Full time

FT

Half Time Iran 4 , Costa Rica 0

HT 4-0

Key Events

Iran

A. GholizadehGoal 11 minutes
M. TaremiPenalty 19 minutes, Penalty 34 minutes
M. MohebiGoal 31 minutes
M. GhayediGoal 54 minutes

Costa Rica

Assists

Iran,A. Hosseinzadeh (11'), M. Taremi (31')

Venue:Mardan Stadyumu

Scores
Line-ups
Head-to-head
Live Text

Friendlies Scores & Fixtures

Tuesday 31st March

QatarQatarQatar

C

C

ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina

Match Cancelled

Match Cancelled

Cameroon 2 , China 0 at Full time

CameroonCameroonCameroon

ChinaChinaChina

Australia 5 , Curaçao 1 at Full time

AustraliaAustraliaAustralia

CuraçaoCuraçaoCuraçao

Iran 5 , Costa Rica 0 at Full time

Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica

Montenegro 2 , Slovenia 3 at Full time

MontenegroMontenegroMontenegro

SloveniaSloveniaSlovenia

Norway 0 , Switzerland 0 at Full time

NorwayNorwayNorway

SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland

Serbia 2 , Saudi Arabia 1 at Full time

SerbiaSerbiaSerbia

Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia

Zimbabwe 1 , Zambia 0 at Full time

ZimbabweZimbabweZimbabwe

ZambiaZambiaZambia

Football Union of Russia 0 , Mali 0 at Full time

Football Union of RussiaFootball Union of RussiaFootball Union of Russia

Hungary 0 , Greece 0 at Full time

HungaryHungaryHungary

GreeceGreeceGreece

Jordan 2 , Nigeria 2 at Full time

JordanJordanJordan

NigeriaNigeriaNigeria

South Africa 1 , Panama 2 at Full time

South AfricaSouth AfricaSouth Africa

PanamaPanamaPanama

Haiti 1 , Iceland 1 at Full time

HaitiHaitiHaiti

IcelandIcelandIceland

Morocco 2 , Paraguay 1 at Full time

MoroccoMoroccoMorocco

ParaguayParaguayParaguay

Peru 2 , Honduras 2 at Full time

HondurasHondurasHonduras

Algeria 0 , Uruguay 0 at Full time

AlgeriaAlgeriaAlgeria

UruguayUruguayUruguay

Ivory Coast 1 , Scotland 0 at Full time

Ivory CoastIvory CoastIvory Coast

ScotlandScotlandScotland

Austria 1 , South Korea 0 at Full time

AustriaAustriaAustria

South KoreaSouth KoreaSouth Korea

England 0 , Japan 1 at Full time

EnglandEnglandEngland

JapanJapanJapan

Netherlands 1 , Ecuador 1 at Full time

NetherlandsNetherlandsNetherlands

EcuadorEcuadorEcuador

Republic of Ireland 0 , North Macedonia 0 at Full time

Rep. IrelandRepublic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland

N. MacedoniaNorth MacedoniaNorth Macedonia

Slovakia 2 , Romania 0 at Full time

SlovakiaSlovakiaSlovakia

RomaniaRomaniaRomania

Ukraine 1 , Albania 0 at Full time

UkraineUkraineUkraine

AlbaniaAlbaniaAlbania

Wales 1 , Northern Ireland 1 at Full time

WalesWalesWales

N. IrelandNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland

Senegal 2 , Gambia 1

SenegalSenegalSenegal

GambiaGambiaGambia

87 minutes , in progress

Spain 0 , Egypt 0 at Full time

SpainSpainSpain

EgyptEgyptEgypt

Kazakhstan 1 , Comoros 0 at Full time

KazakhstanKazakhstanKazakhstan

ComorosComorosComoros

San Marino 0 , Andorra 0 at Full time

San MarinoSan MarinoSan Marino

AndorraAndorraAndorra

PalestinePalestinePalestine

C

C

MauritaniaMauritaniaMauritania

Match Cancelled

Match Cancelled

Equatorial Guinea versus Madagascar kick off 10:00

Equat GuineaEquatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea

10:0010:00

plays

MadagascarMadagascarMadagascar

Botswana versus Malawi kick off 14:00

BotswanaBotswanaBotswana

14:0014:00

plays

MalawiMalawiMalawi

Liberia versus Libya kick off 16:00

LiberiaLiberiaLiberia

16:0016:00

plays

LibyaLibyaLibya

Niger versus Togo kick off 16:00

NigerNigerNiger

16:0016:00

plays

TogoTogoTogo

Guinea versus Benin kick off 19:00

GuineaGuineaGuinea

19:0019:00

plays

BeninBeninBenin

Burkina Faso versus Guinea-Bissau kick off 20:00

Burkina FasoBurkina FasoBurkina Faso

20:0020:00

plays

Guinea-BissauGuinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau

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Team Lineups

home team,Iran

Manager:Amir Ghalenoei

Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Pitch Formation

Number22, Hosseini, Goalkeeper
Number25, Esmaeilifar, Defender
Number4, Khalilzadeh, Defender
Number19, Nemati, Defender
Number5, Mohammadi, Defender
Number14, Ghoddos, Defensive Midfielder
Number28, Razzaghinia, Defensive Midfielder
Number11, Gholizadeh, Attacking Midfielder
Number9, Taremi, Attacking Midfielder
Number8, Mohebi, Attacking Midfielder
Number18, Hosseinzadeh, Striker

Starting lineup

Number22, Hosseini, Goalkeeper
H. Hosseini, substituted for P. Niazmand at 46 minutes
Number5, Mohammadi, Defender
M. Mohammadi, substituted for E. Hajisafi at 46 minutes
Number19, Nemati, Defender
A. Nemati
Number4, Khalilzadeh, Defender
S. Khalilzadeh, Yellow Card at 59 minutes
Number25, Esmaeilifar, Defender
D. Esmaeilifar, substituted for R. Rezaeian at 60 minutes
Number28, Razzaghinia, Defensive Midfielder
A. Razzaghinia
Number14, Ghoddos, Defensive Midfielder
S. Ghoddos, substituted for O. Noorafkan at 60 minutes
Number8, Mohebi, Attacking Midfielder
M. Mohebi
Number9, Taremi, Attacking Midfielder
M. Taremi, Captain, substituted for A. Mahmoudi at 73 minutes
Number11, Gholizadeh, Attacking Midfielder
A. Gholizadeh, substituted for M. Ghayedi at 46 minutes, substituted for A. Alipour at 73 minutes
Number18, Hosseinzadeh, Striker
A. Hosseinzadeh, substituted for A. Jahanbakhsh at 60 minutes

Substitutes

home team,Iran

Number20, Alipour, Substitute
A. Alipour
Number27, Fallah, Substitute
S. Fallah
Number10, Ghayedi, Substitute
M. Ghayedi
Number6, Ghorbani, Substitute
M. Ghorbani
Number3, Hajsafi, Substitute
E. Hajisafi
Number2, Hardani, Substitute
S. Hardani
Number17, Hashemnejad, Substitute
M. Hashemnejad
Number7, Jahanbakhsh, Substitute
A. Jahanbakhsh
Number31, Mahmoudi, Substitute
A. Mahmoudi, Yellow Card at 90 minutes
Number12, Niazmand, Substitute
P. Niazmand
Number21, Noorafkan, Substitute
O. Noorafkan
Number23, Rezaeian, Substitute
R. Rezaeian
Number1, Beiranvand, Substitute
A. Beiranvand

away team,Costa Rica

Manager:Fernando Batista

Formation:4 - 3 - 3

Pitch Formation

Number1, Sequeira, Goalkeeper
Number4, Vargas, Defender
Number6, Villalobos, Defender
Number8, Taylor, Defender
Number19, Azofeifa, Defender
Number12, Soto, Midfielder
Number14, Galo, Midfielder
Number13, Brenes, Midfielder
Number7, Rojas, Striker
Number17, Madrigal, Striker
Number10, Alcócer, Striker

Starting lineup

Number1, Sequeira, Goalkeeper
P. Sequeira, substituted for K. Chamorro at 46 minutes
Number19, Azofeifa, Defender
J. Azofeifa
Number8, Taylor, Defender
G. Taylor, Yellow Card at 32 minutes, substituted for F. Faerron at 46 minutes
Number6, Villalobos, Defender
G. Villalobos
Number4, Vargas, Defender
J. Vargas, substituted for C. Mora at 46 minutes
Number13, Brenes, Midfielder
J. Brenes, substituted for H. Quirós at 46 minutes
Number14, Galo, Midfielder
O. Galo, Captain, Yellow Card at 55 minutes
Number12, Soto, Midfielder
A. Soto, Yellow Card at 39 minutes, substituted for A. Salazar at 46 minutes
Number10, Alcócer, Striker
J. Alcócer, substituted for J. Bennette at 85 minutes
Number17, Madrigal, Striker
W. Madrigal, substituted for Á. Zamora at 67 minutes
Number7, Rojas, Striker
A. Rojas, substituted for J. Mitchell at 46 minutes

away team,Costa Rica

Number15, Araya, Substitute
D. Araya
Number9, Bennette, Substitute
J. Bennette
Number18, Chamorro, Substitute
K. Chamorro
Number2, Faerron, Substitute
F. Faerron, Yellow Card at 54 minutes
Number16, López, Substitute
D. López
Number23, Madríz, Substitute
A. Madriz
Number3, Mitchell, Substitute
J. Mitchell
Number22, Mora, Substitute
C. Mora
Number11, Pérez, Substitute
C. Pérez
Number20, Quirós, Substitute
H. Quirós
Number5, Salazar, Substitute
A. Salazar
Number21, Zamora, Substitute
Á. Zamora

Iran
Costa Rica

home team,Iran

Manager:Amir Ghalenoei

Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Pitch Formation

Number22, Hosseini, Goalkeeper
Number25, Esmaeilifar, Defender
Number4, Khalilzadeh, Defender
Number19, Nemati, Defender
Number5, Mohammadi, Defender
Number14, Ghoddos, Defensive Midfielder
Number28, Razzaghinia, Defensive Midfielder
Number11, Gholizadeh, Attacking Midfielder
Number9, Taremi, Attacking Midfielder
Number8, Mohebi, Attacking Midfielder
Number18, Hosseinzadeh, Striker

Starting lineup

Number22, Hosseini, Goalkeeper
H. Hosseini, substituted for P. Niazmand at 46 minutes
Number5, Mohammadi, Defender
M. Mohammadi, substituted for E. Hajisafi at 46 minutes
Number19, Nemati, Defender
A. Nemati
Number4, Khalilzadeh, Defender
S. Khalilzadeh, Yellow Card at 59 minutes
Number25, Esmaeilifar, Defender
D. Esmaeilifar, substituted for R. Rezaeian at 60 minutes
Number28, Razzaghinia, Defensive Midfielder
A. Razzaghinia
Number14, Ghoddos, Defensive Midfielder
S. Ghoddos, substituted for O. Noorafkan at 60 minutes
Number8, Mohebi, Attacking Midfielder
M. Mohebi
Number9, Taremi, Attacking Midfielder
M. Taremi, Captain, substituted for A. Mahmoudi at 73 minutes
Number11, Gholizadeh, Attacking Midfielder
A. Gholizadeh, substituted for M. Ghayedi at 46 minutes, substituted for A. Alipour at 73 minutes
Number18, Hosseinzadeh, Striker
A. Hosseinzadeh, substituted for A. Jahanbakhsh at 60 minutes

Substitutes

Number20, Alipour, Substitute
A. Alipour
Number27, Fallah, Substitute
S. Fallah
Number10, Ghayedi, Substitute
M. Ghayedi
Number6, Ghorbani, Substitute
M. Ghorbani
Number3, Hajsafi, Substitute
E. Hajisafi
Number2, Hardani, Substitute
S. Hardani
Number17, Hashemnejad, Substitute
M. Hashemnejad
Number7, Jahanbakhsh, Substitute
A. Jahanbakhsh
Number31, Mahmoudi, Substitute
A. Mahmoudi, Yellow Card at 90 minutes
Number12, Niazmand, Substitute
P. Niazmand
Number21, Noorafkan, Substitute
O. Noorafkan
Number23, Rezaeian, Substitute
R. Rezaeian
Number1, Beiranvand, Substitute
A. Beiranvand

away team,Costa Rica

Manager:Fernando Batista

Formation:4 - 3 - 3

Pitch Formation

Number1, Sequeira, Goalkeeper
Number4, Vargas, Defender
Number6, Villalobos, Defender
Number8, Taylor, Defender
Number19, Azofeifa, Defender
Number12, Soto, Midfielder
Number14, Galo, Midfielder
Number13, Brenes, Midfielder
Number7, Rojas, Striker
Number17, Madrigal, Striker
Number10, Alcócer, Striker

Starting lineup

Number1, Sequeira, Goalkeeper
P. Sequeira, substituted for K. Chamorro at 46 minutes
Number19, Azofeifa, Defender
J. Azofeifa
Number8, Taylor, Defender
G. Taylor, Yellow Card at 32 minutes, substituted for F. Faerron at 46 minutes
Number6, Villalobos, Defender
G. Villalobos
Number4, Vargas, Defender
J. Vargas, substituted for C. Mora at 46 minutes
Number13, Brenes, Midfielder
J. Brenes, substituted for H. Quirós at 46 minutes
Number14, Galo, Midfielder
O. Galo, Captain, Yellow Card at 55 minutes
Number12, Soto, Midfielder
A. Soto, Yellow Card at 39 minutes, substituted for A. Salazar at 46 minutes
Number10, Alcócer, Striker
J. Alcócer, substituted for J. Bennette at 85 minutes
Number17, Madrigal, Striker
W. Madrigal, substituted for Á. Zamora at 67 minutes
Number7, Rojas, Striker
A. Rojas, substituted for J. Mitchell at 46 minutes

Substitutes

Number15, Araya, Substitute
D. Araya
Number9, Bennette, Substitute
J. Bennette
Number18, Chamorro, Substitute
K. Chamorro
Number2, Faerron, Substitute
F. Faerron, Yellow Card at 54 minutes
Number16, López, Substitute
D. López
Number23, Madríz, Substitute
A. Madriz
Number3, Mitchell, Substitute
J. Mitchell
Number22, Mora, Substitute
C. Mora
Number11, Pérez, Substitute
C. Pérez
Number20, Quirós, Substitute
H. Quirós
Number5, Salazar, Substitute
A. Salazar
Number21, Zamora, Substitute
Á. Zamora

Match Officials

Referee:: Cihan Aydin
Assistant Referee 1:: Murat Curbay
Assistant Referee 2:: Mehmet Emin Tugral
Fourth Official:: Ayberk Demirbas

Head to Head

Season so far

Friendlies

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Iran

Key

Costa Rica

Key, Iran v Costa Rica

Form guide

All competitions

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Iran

Costa Rica

L

Iran lose

v Nigeria

1

2

Friendlies

D

Costa Rica draw

v Jordan

2

2

Friendlies

D

Iran draw

v Uzbekistan

0

0

Friendlies

D

Costa Rica draw

v Honduras

0

0

Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers

D

Iran draw

v Cape Verde

0

0

Friendlies

L

Costa Rica lose

v Haiti

1

0

Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers

W

Iran won

v Tanzania

2

0

Friendlies

W

Costa Rica won

v Nicaragua

4

1

Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers

L

Iran lose

v Football Union of Russia

2

1

Friendlies

D

Costa Rica draw

v Honduras

0

0

Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers

Previous meetings

All competitions

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Iran and Costa Rica

Played2

Won

1

Won

0

Draw

1

Draw 1

Iran Won 1Costa Rica Won 0

Previous scores

All competitions

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Friendlies

Iran 0 , Costa Rica 0 on the 30th of January 2008

IranIranIran

0

0

Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica

30th of January 2008

30 JAN 2008

Iran 3 , Costa Rica 2 on the 28th of February 2006

IranIranIran

3

2

Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica

28th of February 2006

28 FEB 2006

Live Text

Postat 90 minutes plus 3
Match ends, IR Iran 5, Costa Rica 0.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 3
Second Half ends, IR Iran 5, Costa Rica 0.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
Bookingat 90 minutes plus 1
Amirhossein Mahmoudi (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitutionat 86 minutes
Substitution, Costa Rica. Jewison Bennette replaces Josimar Alcócer.
Substitutionat 74 minutes
Substitution, IR Iran. Ali Alipour replaces Mehdi Ghayedi.
Substitutionat 74 minutes
Substitution, IR Iran. Amirhossein Mahmoudi replaces Mehdi Taremi.
Substitutionat 68 minutes
Substitution, Costa Rica. Álvaro Zamora replaces Warren Madrigal.
Substitutionat 61 minutes
Substitution, IR Iran. Omid Noorafkan replaces Saman Ghoddos.
Substitutionat 61 minutes
Substitution, IR Iran. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh.
Substitutionat 61 minutes
Substitution, IR Iran. Ramin Rezaeian replaces Danial Esmaeilifar.
Bookingat 60 minutes
Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Bookingat 56 minutes
Orlando Galo (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Bookingat 55 minutes
Fernán Faerron (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal!at 55 minutes
Goal! IR Iran 5, Costa Rica 0. Mehdi Ghayedi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
Substitutionat 46 minutes
Substitution, Costa Rica. Kevin Chamorro replaces Patrick Sequeira.
Substitutionat 46 minutes
Substitution, Costa Rica. Carlos Mora replaces Juan Vargas.
Substitutionat 46 minutes
Substitution, Costa Rica. Fernán Faerron replaces Gerald Taylor.
Substitutionat 46 minutes
Substitution, Costa Rica. Aarón Salazar replaces Andrey Soto.
Substitutionat 46 minutes
Substitution, IR Iran. Mehdi Ghayedi replaces Ali Gholizadeh.

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