IR Iran vs Nigeria, 2014 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Efe Ambrose (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Ashkan Dejagah (IR Iran).
- 3': Attempt saved. Victor Moses (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alireza Haghighi (IR Iran). Assisted by John Obi Mikel.
- 7': Corner,Nigeria. Conceded by Pejman Montazeri.
- 7': Alireza Haghighi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by John Obi Mikel (Nigeria).
- 9': Attempt missed. Ogenyi Onazi (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ramón Azeez.
- 9': Delay in match because of an injury Ogenyi Onazi (Nigeria).
- 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 13': Foul by John Obi Mikel (Nigeria).
- 13': Reza Ghoochannejhad (IR Iran) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Foul by Reza Ghoochannejhad (IR Iran).
- 16': John Obi Mikel (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Godfrey Oboabona (Nigeria).
- 19': Reza Ghoochannejhad (IR Iran) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Foul by Reza Ghoochannejhad (IR Iran).
- 19': John Obi Mikel (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Godfrey Oboabona (Nigeria).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Hand ball by Victor Moses (Nigeria).
- 29': Substitution, Nigeria. Joseph Yobo replaces Godfrey Oboabona because of an injury.
- 30': Foul by Pejman Montazeri (IR Iran).
- 30': Ramón Azeez (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Attempt saved. Ahmed Musa (Nigeria) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Alireza Haghighi (IR Iran).
- 31': Corner,Nigeria. Conceded by Alireza Haghighi.
- 32': Foul by John Obi Mikel (Nigeria).
- 32': Reza Ghoochannejhad (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Offside, IR Iran. Ashkan Dejagah is caught offside.
- 34': Corner,IR Iran. Conceded by Juwon Oshaniwa.
- 34': Attempt saved. Reza Ghoochannejhad (IR Iran) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria). Assisted by Ashkan Dejagah with a cross.
- 36': Ashkan Dejagah (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by John Obi Mikel (Nigeria).
- 37': Foul by Reza Ghoochannejhad (IR Iran).
- 37': Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Ogenyi Onazi (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Juwon Oshaniwa.
- 40': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Emenike (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Efe Ambrose.
- 43': Foul by Andranik Teymourian (IR Iran).
- 43': Ramón Azeez (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Ahmed Musa (Nigeria).
- 45'+2': Javad Nekounam (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, IR Iran 0, Nigeria 0.
- 45': Second Half begins IR Iran 0, Nigeria 0.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Andranik Teymourian (IR Iran) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
- 47': Ashkan Dejagah (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Ogenyi Onazi (Nigeria).
- 47': Foul by Pejman Montazeri (IR Iran).
- 47': Juwon Oshaniwa (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Corner,Nigeria. Conceded by Javad Nekounam.
- 49': Foul by Ahmed Musa (Nigeria).
- 49': Pejman Montazeri (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt missed. Reza Ghoochannejhad (IR Iran) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ehsan Hajisafi.
- 51': Ashkan Dejagah (IR Iran) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Foul by Joseph Yobo (Nigeria).
- 52': Substitution, Nigeria. Shola Ameobi replaces Victor Moses.
- 52': Efe Ambrose (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Foul by Mehrdad Pooladi (IR Iran).
- 54': Corner,Nigeria. Conceded by Seyed Jalal Hosseini.
- 54': Attempt missed. Joseph Yobo (Nigeria) header from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ogenyi Onazi with a cross following a corner.
- 56': Foul by Juwon Oshaniwa (Nigeria).
- 56': Khosro Heydari (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Emenike (Nigeria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Shola Ameobi.
- 60': Foul by Reza Ghoochannejhad (IR Iran).
- 60': Juwon Oshaniwa (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt missed. Ehsan Hajisafi (IR Iran) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Javad Nekounam.
- 63': Attempt missed. Reza Ghoochannejhad (IR Iran) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pejman Montazeri following a fast break.
- 63': Foul by Andranik Teymourian (IR Iran).
- 63': Ogenyi Onazi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Attempt blocked. John Obi Mikel (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 65': Corner,IR Iran. Conceded by Juwon Oshaniwa.
- 66': Ehsan Hajisafi (IR Iran) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Foul by Emmanuel Emenike (Nigeria).
- 66': Attempt blocked. Pejman Montazeri (IR Iran) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ehsan Hajisafi with a cross.
- 67': Attempt missed. Reza Ghoochannejhad (IR Iran) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Javad Nekounam following a set piece situation.
- 67': Foul by Reza Ghoochannejhad (IR Iran).
- 67': Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Andranik Teymourian (IR Iran).
- 68': John Obi Mikel (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Corner,Nigeria. Conceded by Andranik Teymourian.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Mehrdad Pooladi (IR Iran).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Substitution, Nigeria. Peter Odemwingie replaces Ramón Azeez.
- 70': Amir Hossein Sadeghi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Shola Ameobi (Nigeria).
- 74': Foul by Reza Ghoochannejhad (IR Iran).
- 74': Ogenyi Onazi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Andranik Teymourian (IR Iran).
- 75': Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Andranik Teymourian (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Attempt saved. Ogenyi Onazi (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alireza Haghighi (IR Iran). Assisted by Peter Odemwingie.
- 78': Substitution, IR Iran. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Ashkan Dejagah.
- 79': Foul by Juwon Oshaniwa (Nigeria).
- 79': Reza Ghoochannejhad (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Attempt missed. Andranik Teymourian (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ehsan Hajisafi.
- 83': Hand ball by Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria).
- 83': Foul by Andranik Teymourian (IR Iran).
- 83': John Obi Mikel (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Efe Ambrose (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Reza Ghoochannejhad (IR Iran).
- 87': Attempt saved. Shola Ameobi (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alireza Haghighi (IR Iran). Assisted by Efe Ambrose with a cross.
- 89': Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran).
- 89': John Obi Mikel (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Substitution, IR Iran. Masoud Shojaei replaces Khosro Heydari.
- 90': Corner,Nigeria. Conceded by Mehrdad Pooladi.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Shola Ameobi (Nigeria) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Obi Mikel with a cross.
- 90'+1': Corner,Nigeria. Conceded by Mehrdad Pooladi.
- 90'+1': Foul by Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria).
- 90'+1': Reza Ghoochannejhad (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Amir Hossein Sadeghi (IR Iran).
- 90'+2': Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, IR Iran 0, Nigeria 0.
- 0': Match ends, IR Iran 0, Nigeria 0.
Statistics
 NGA |
IRN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 63 | Possession | 37 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 406 | Accurate Passes | 147 |
| 484 | Passes | 205 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 29 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 15 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 41 |
| 13 | Clearances | 41 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup
Venue: Estádio Mário Celso Petraglia
Location: Curitiba, Brazil
Attendance: 38,081
Venue: Estádio Mário Celso Petraglia
Location: Curitiba, Brazil
Attendance: 38,081
FIFA World Cup Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Winner Playoff Path B | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
IR Iran (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Alireza Haghighi (GK) |
| 5 | Amir Hossein Sadeghi |
| 4 | Seyed Jalal Hosseini |
| 23 | Mehrdad Pooladi |
| 15 | Pejman Montazeri |
| 3 | Ehsan Hajsafi |
| 6 | Javad Nekounam |
| 14 | Andranik Teymourian  |
| 16 | Reza Ghoochannejhad |
| 21 | Ashkan Dejagah |
| 2 | Khosro Heydari |
Nigeria (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vincent Enyeama (GK) |
| 14 | Godfrey Oboabona |
| 22 | Kenneth Omeruo |
| 13 | Juwon Oshaniwa |
| 5 | Efe Ambrose |
| 15 | Ramon Azeez |
| 10 | John Obi Mikel |
| 17 | Ogenyi Onazi |
| 9 | Emmanuel Emenike |
| 11 | Victor Moses |
| 7 | Ahmed Musa |
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