Iran 1-2 Nigeria · International Friendly Games
Iran lost to Nigeria 1-2 in the International Friendly Games. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Iran and Nigeria met in the International Friendly Games at Antalya Stadium in Antalya on Friday, 27 March 2026.
Goalscorers
Iran: M. Taremi 67'. Nigeria: M. Simon 6'; A. Adams 51'.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 50% to 50%. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (2 for Iran, 0 for Nigeria).
Line-ups
Iran started in a 5-4-1: A. Beiranvand, A. Yousefi, H. Kanaani, S. Khalilzadeh, A. Nemati, M. Mohammadi, A. Gholizadeh, S. Ghoddos, M. Mohebi, M. Ghorbani, M. Taremi.
Nigeria started in a 4-2-3-1: M. Okoye, B. Osayi-Samuel, S. Ajayi, I. Ogbu, B. Onyemaechi, W. Ndidi, A. Iwobi, S. Chukwueze, A. Lookman, M. Simon, A. Adams.
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Minute by minute
- 6'Goal! Iran 0-1 Nigeria. M. Simon (Nigeria) scores, assisted by S. Chukwueze.
- 51'Goal! Iran 0-2 Nigeria. A. Adams (Nigeria) scores, assisted by A. Lookman.
- 67'Goal! Iran 1-2 Nigeria. M. Taremi (Iran) scores.
Full commentary (21 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Iran vs Nigeria.
- 6'Goal! Iran 0-1 Nigeria. M. Simon (Nigeria) scores, assisted by S. Chukwueze.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Nigeria: E. Fernandez comes on for S. Ajayi.
- 46'Substitution, Iran: S. Hardani comes on for A. Gholizadeh.
- 46'Substitution, Iran: A. Jahanbakhsh comes on for M. Mohammadi.
- 46'Substitution, Iran: E. Hajisafi comes on for H. Kanaani.
- 46'Substitution, Iran: R. Rezaeian comes on for A. Yousefi.
- 51'Goal! Iran 0-2 Nigeria. A. Adams (Nigeria) scores, assisted by A. Lookman.
- 57'Substitution, Nigeria: C. Nwaiwu comes on for I. Ogbu.
- 63'Substitution, Iran: S. Moghanlou comes on for M. Ghorbani.
- 63'Substitution, Iran: M. Ghayedi comes on for M. Mohebi.
- 67'Goal! Iran 1-2 Nigeria. M. Taremi (Iran) scores.
- 68'Substitution, Nigeria: C. Ejuke comes on for A. Adams.
- 68'Substitution, Nigeria: F. Dele-Bashiru comes on for M. Simon.
- 68'Substitution, Nigeria: P. Onuachu comes on for S. Chukwueze.
- 86'Substitution, Iran: A. Hosseinzadeh comes on for S. Ghoddos.
- 86'Substitution, Iran: O. Norafkan comes on for A. Nemati.
- 90'Yellow card for S. Khalilzadeh (Iran).
- 90'Yellow card for R. Rezaeian (Iran).
- 90'Substitution, Nigeria: F. Onyeka comes on for A. Lookman.