Iran vs Costa Rica, 2026 International Friendly
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Iran are hosting Costa Rica
at Mardan Stadyumu, Antalya, Türkiye, starting on
. The match is a part of the International Friendly.
Match Commentary
- 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
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 |
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 |
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