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Costa Rica 0–5 Iran

Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 · Antalya, Turkey (neutral)

Costa Rica0–5Iran

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Gholizadeh Taremi Mohebbi Taremi Ghayedi

11′0–1Ali Gholizadeh Iran
19′0–2Mehdi Taremi Iran · penalty
31′0–3Mohammad Mohebbi Iran
34′0–4Mehdi Taremi Iran · penalty
54′0–5Mehdi Ghayedi Iran

Line-ups

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

Costa Rica

1Patrick SequeiraGK ↓45′
4Juan Pablo VargasDF ↓45′
6Guillermo VillalobosDF
8Gerald TaylorDF ↓45′
19Jorkaeff AzofeifaDF
12Andrey SotoMF ↓45′
13Jefferson BrenesMF ↓45′
14Orlando GaloMF
7Andy RojasFW ↓45′
10Josimar AlcócerFW ↓85′
17Warren MadrigalFW ↓67′

Came on

20Haxzel Quirós↑45′
22Carlos Mora↑45′
5Aarón Salazar↑45′
3Jeyland Mitchell↑45′
2Fernán Faerron↑45′
18Kevin Chamorro↑45′
21Álvaro Zamora↑67′
9Jewison Bennette↑85′

Iran

22Hossein HosseiniGK ↓45′
4Shoja KhalilzadehDF
5Milad MohammadiDF ↓45′
19Ali NematiDF
25Daniel EsmaeilifarDF ↓60′
8Mohammad MohebbiMF●
9Mehdi TaremiMF●● ↓73′
11Ali GholizadehMF● ↓45′
14Saman GhoddosMF ↓60′
28Amirmohammad RazzaghiniaMF
18Amirhossein HosseinzadehFW ↓60′

Came on

12Payam Niazmand↑45′
3Ehsan Hajsafi↑45′
10Mehdi Ghayedi●↑45′
23Ramin Rezaeian↑60′
21Omid Norafkan↑60′
7Alireza Jahanbakhsh↑60′
20Ali Alipour↑73′
31Amirhossein Mahmoudi↑73′

Elo

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

Costa Rica: 1732 → 1719
Iran: 1866 → 1879

Expected score for Costa Rica: 31.6% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 3, 2006–2026.

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

Form either side

Costa Rica

Before

0–0 v Honduras 9 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
4–1 v Nicaragua 13 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–1 v Haiti 13 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–0 v Honduras 18 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
2–2 v Jordan 27 Mar 2026 · Friendly

After

1–3 v Colombia 1 Jun 2026 · Friendly
0–3 v England 10 Jun 2026 · Friendly

Iran

Before

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
1–2 v Nigeria 27 Mar 2026 · Friendly

After

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
1–1 v Egypt 26 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026

Every Costa Rica v Iran match3

From Costa Rica's side.


31 Mar 2026	Iran	0–5	Neutral	Friendly	—
30 Jan 2008	Iran	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
1 Mar 2006	Iran	2–3	Away	Friendly	—

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