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.
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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