Iran vs Costa Rica, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Iran

11': Ali Gholizadeh
19': Mehdi Taremi (P)
31': Mohammad Mohebbi
34': Mehdi Taremi (P)
54': Mehdi Ghayedi

FT
5 - 0

Costa Rica

About

Iran are hosting Costa Rica at Mardan Stadyumu, Antalya, Türkiye, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
11': Goal! IR Iran 1, Costa Rica 0. Ali Gholizadeh (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh.
19': Goal! IR Iran 2, Costa Rica 0. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
31': Goal! IR Iran 3, Costa Rica 0. Mohammad Mohebi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
32': Gerald Taylor (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Goal! IR Iran 4, Costa Rica 0. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
39': Andrey Soto (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
45'+1': First Half ends, IR Iran 4, Costa Rica 0.
45': Second Half begins IR Iran 4, Costa Rica 0.
45': Substitution, Costa Rica. Aarón Salazar replaces Andrey Soto.
45': Substitution, Costa Rica. Carlos Mora replaces Juan Vargas.
45': Substitution, Costa Rica. Fernán Faerron replaces Gerald Taylor.
45': Substitution, Costa Rica. Haxzel Quirós replaces Jefferson Brenes.
45': Substitution, Costa Rica. Jeyland Mitchell replaces Andy Rojas.
45': Substitution, Costa Rica. Kevin Chamorro replaces Patrick Sequeira.
45': Substitution, IR Iran. Ehsan Hajsafi replaces Milad Mohammadi.
45': Substitution, IR Iran. Mehdi Ghayedi replaces Ali Gholizadeh.
45': Substitution, IR Iran. Payam Niazmand replaces Hossein Hosseini.
54': Fernán Faerron (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': 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.
55': Orlando Galo (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Substitution, IR Iran. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh.
60': Substitution, IR Iran. Omid Noorafkan replaces Saman Ghoddos.
60': Substitution, IR Iran. Ramin Rezaeian replaces Danial Esmaeilifar.
67': Substitution, Costa Rica. Álvaro Zamora replaces Warren Madrigal.
73': Substitution, IR Iran. Ali Alipour replaces Mehdi Ghayedi.
73': Substitution, IR Iran. Amirhossein Mahmoudi replaces Mehdi Taremi.
85': Substitution, Costa Rica. Jewison Bennette replaces Josimar Alcócer.
90': Amirhossein Mahmoudi (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Second Half ends, IR Iran 5, Costa Rica 0.
0': Match ends, IR Iran 5, Costa Rica 0.

Statistics

CRC		IRN
0	Fouls	0
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	0
0	Saves	0
0	Possession	0
0	SHOTS	0
0	ON GOAL	0
0.0	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	4
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	2
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Mardan Stadyumu
Location: Antalya, Türkiye

Line-Ups

Iran (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Hossein Hosseini (GK)
19	Ali Nemati
4	Shoja Khalilzadeh
5	Milad Mohammadi
25	Daniel Esmaeilifar
9	Mehdi Taremi
28	Amirmohammad Razzaghinia
14	Saman Ghoddos
18	Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh
8	Mohammad Mohebbi
11	Ali Gholizadeh

Iran Substitutes:

Alireza Beiranvand, Saman Fallah, Mehdi Hashemnejad, Ramin Rezaeian, Payam Niazmand, Omid Norafkan, Ali Alipour, Mohammad Ghorbani, Saleh Hardani, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Ehsan Hajsafi, Mehdi Ghayedi, Amirhossein Mahmoudi.

Costa Rica (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Patrick Sequeira (GK)
8	Gerald Taylor
6	Guillermo Villalobos
19	Jorkaeff Azofeifa
4	Juan Pablo Vargas
14	Orlando Galo
13	Jefferson Brenes
12	Andrey Soto
17	Warren Madrigal
10	Josimar Alcócer
7	Andy Rojas

Costa Rica Substitutes:

Haxzel Quirós, Carlos Mora, Álvaro Zamora, Aarón Salazar, Darril Araya, Douglas López, Jeyland Mitchell, Fernán Faerron, Abraham Madriz, Jewison Bennette, Creichel Pérez, Kevin Chamorro.

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