Friendly

Iran 3–2 Costa Rica

Wednesday 1 Mar 2006 · Tehran, Iran

Iran3–2Costa Rica

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Karimi Daei Hashemian Valverde Fonseca

10′1–0Ali Karimi Iran
17′2–0Ali Daei Iran
34′3–0Vahid Hashemian Iran
43′3–1Carlos Valverde Costa Rica
60′3–2Danny Bravo Fonseca Costa Rica

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Iran

Came on

Hassan RoudbarianGK↑45′
S AlaviMF↑45′
Moharram NavidkiaMF↑45′
Mojtaba JabbariMF↑46′
Mehrzad MadanchiMF↑66′
Javad KazemeianMF↑86′

Costa Rica

Came on

Victor Rodriguez NunezFW↑45′
J CampbellMF↑75′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Iran: 1882 → 1887
Costa Rica: 1793 → 1788

Expected score for Iran: 74.8% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 3, 2006–2026.

Iran wins: 2
Draws: 1
Costa Rica wins: 0

Form either side

Iran

Before

1–2 v Japan 17 Aug 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
4–0 v Libya 24 Aug 2005 · Friendly
0–2 v South Korea 12 Oct 2005 · Friendly
2–0 v Togo 13 Nov 2005 · Friendly
4–0 v Taiwan 22 Feb 2006 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 2006

After

2–2 v Croatia 28 May 2006 · Friendly
5–2 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 31 May 2006 · Friendly
1–3 v Mexico 11 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
0–2 v Portugal 17 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
1–1 v Angola 21 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006

Costa Rica

Before

2–0 v Trinidad and Tobago 7 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
3–0 v United States 8 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–3 v Guatemala 12 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–3 v France 9 Nov 2005 · Friendly
1–0 v South Korea 11 Feb 2006 · Friendly

After

0–4 v Ukraine 28 May 2006 · Friendly
0–1 v Czech Republic 30 May 2006 · Friendly
2–4 v Germany 9 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
0–3 v Ecuador 15 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
1–2 v Poland 20 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006

Every Iran v Costa Rica match3

From Iran's side.


31 Mar 2026	Costa Rica	5–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
30 Jan 2008	Costa Rica	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
1 Mar 2006	Costa Rica	3–2	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN