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Iran 1–2 Nigeria

Friday 27 Mar 2026 · Antalya, Turkey (neutral)

Iran1–2Nigeria

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Simon Adams Taremi

6′0–1Moses Simon Nigeria
51′0–2Akor Adams Nigeria
67′1–2Mehdi Taremi Iran

Line-ups

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

Iran

1Alireza BeiranvandGK
4Shoja KhalilzadehDF
5Milad MohammadiDF ↓45′
13Hossein KananiDF ↓45′
19Ali NematiDF ↓86′
35Arya YousefiDF ↓45′
6Mohammad GhorbaniMF ↓63′
8Mohammad MohebbiMF ↓63′
11Ali GholizadehMF ↓45′
14Saman GhoddosMF ↓86′
9Mehdi TaremiFW●

Came on

Nigeria

23Maduka OkoyeGK
2Bright Osayi-SamuelDF
5Igoh OgbuDF ↓57′
6Semi AjayiDF ↓45′
13Bruno OnyemaechiDF
4Wilfred NdidiMF
7Ademola LookmanMF ↓90′
11Samuel ChukwuezeMF ↓68′
15Moses SimonMF● ↓68′
17Alex IwobiMF
9Akor AdamsFW● ↓68′

Came on

18Emmanuel Fernandez↑45′
21Chibuike Nwaiwu↑57′
19Paul Onuachu↑68′
14Chidera Ejuke↑68′
10Fisayo Dele-Bashiru↑68′
8Frank Onyeka↑90′

Elo

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

Iran: 1876 → 1866
Nigeria: 1857 → 1868

Expected score for Iran: 52.7% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 3, 1998–2026.

Iran wins: 0
Draws: 1
Nigeria wins: 2

Form either side

Iran

Before

3–0 v North Korea 10 Jun 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
1–2 v Russia 10 Oct 2025 · Friendly
2–0 v Tanzania 14 Oct 2025 · Friendly
0–0 v Cape Verde 13 Nov 2025 · Al Ain International Cup 2025
0–0 v Uzbekistan 18 Nov 2025 · Al Ain International Cup 2025

After

5–0 v Costa Rica 31 Mar 2026 · Friendly
3–1 v Gambia 29 May 2026 · Friendly
2–0 v Mali 4 Jun 2026 · Friendly
2–2 v New Zealand 15 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
0–0 v Belgium 21 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026

Nigeria

Before

3–1 v Uganda 30 Dec 2025 · African Cup of Nations 2025
4–0 v Mozambique 5 Jan 2026 · African Cup of Nations 2026
2–0 v Algeria 10 Jan 2026 · African Cup of Nations 2026
0–0 v Morocco 14 Jan 2026 · African Cup of Nations 2026
0–0 v Egypt 17 Jan 2026 · African Cup of Nations 2026

After

2–2 v Jordan 31 Mar 2026 · Friendly
2–0 v Zimbabwe 26 May 2026 · Unity Cup 2026
3–0 v Jamaica 30 May 2026 · Unity Cup 2026
2–2 v Poland 3 Jun 2026 · Friendly
1–2 v Portugal 10 Jun 2026 · Friendly

Every Iran v Nigeria match3

From Iran's side.


27 Mar 2026	Nigeria	1–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
16 Jun 2014	Nigeria	0–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2014	Group stage
28 Jan 1998	Nigeria	0–1	Neutral	Lunar New Year Cup 1998	—

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