Iran vs Nigeria match stats & report
1–2 Full time
Iran lost to Nigeria 1–2 in a friendly (Friendly International) on 27 March 2026.
Goals and cards
- 0' Yellow card Iran
- 6' Goal M. Simon (assist S. Chukwueze) Nigeria
- 51' Goal A. Adams (assist A. Lookman) Nigeria
- 67' Goal M. Taremi Iran
- 90+4' Yellow card S. Khalilzadeh Iran
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Iran
- 1 A. Beiranvand —
- 35 Aria Yousefi —
- 13 H. Kanani —
- 4 S. Khalilzadeh —
- 19 A. Nemati —
- 5 M. Mohammadi —
- 11 A. Gholizadeh —
- 14 S. Ghoddos —
- 8 M. Mohebi —
- 6 M. Ghorbani —
- 9 M. Taremi —
Bench Hossein Hosseini , Payam Niazmand , A. Abdullayev , S. Fallah , E. Hajisafi , Saleh Hardani , Ramin Rezaeian , M. Ghaedi , A. Razzaghinia , M. Hashemnejad , A. Hosseinzadeh , A. Jahanbakhsh , S. Moghanlou , Omid Noorafkan
Nigeria
- 23 M. Okoye —
- 2 B. Osayi-Samuel —
- 6 S. Ajayi —
- 5 I. Ogbu —
- 13 S. Onyemaechi —
- 4 W. Ndidi —
- 17 A. Iwobi —
- 11 S. Chukwueze —
- 7 A. Lookman —
- 15 M. Simon —
- 9 A. Adams —
Bench A. Adeleye , F. Uzoho , Zaidu , F. Onyeka , F. Dele-Bashiru , P. Otele , C. Ejuke , E. Fernandez , F. Umole , P. Onuachu , R. Onyedika , Chibuike Nwaiwu , Y. Sor
Form guide
Iran at home
3–1–1 in 5 matches
- Scored
- 2.0 per game
- Conceded
- 1.0 per game
- Clean sheets
- 2 / 5
- Corners
- 4.0 per game
- Shots on target
- 4.0 per game
0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Based on 5 matches — treat these numbers lightly.
Nigeria away
4–4–2 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.8 per game
- Conceded
- 1.4 per game
- Clean sheets
- 3 / 10
- Corners
- 3.3 per game
- Shots on target
- 4.6 per game
22% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.