International Friendly

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.

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: Mardan Stadyumu
    Location: Antalya, Türkiye

    Line-Ups

    IRN Iran (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    22 Hossein Hosseini (GK)
    19 Ali Nemati
    4 Shoja Khalilzadeh Yellow Card
    5 Milad Mohammadi
    25 Daniel Esmaeilifar
    9 Mehdi Taremi
    28 Amir 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.

    CRC Costa Rica (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Patrick Sequeira (GK)
    8 Gerald Taylor Yellow Card
    6 Guillermo Villalobos
    19 Jorkaeff Azofeifa
    4 Juan Pablo Vargas
    14 Orlando Galo Yellow Card
    13 Jefferson Brenes
    12 Andrey Soto Yellow Card
    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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