Iran vs Portugal, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE
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- Referee Hernan Maidana
- Referee Paolo Valeri
- Referee Massimiliano Irrati
- Referee Gery Vargas
- Referee Mehdi Abid Charef
- Referee Anouar Hmila
- Referee Enrique Caceres
- Referee Eduardo Cardozo
- Referee Juan Zorrilla
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Iran gets underway.
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Portugal is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' Iran is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' Sardar Azmoun needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 20' It looks surprising Portugal does not make any changes. William Carvalho has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' The travelling Portugal supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cristiano Ronaldo made 506 appearances and scored 152 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 33' The referee shows Portugal player a Yellow card on 33.
- 38' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 45' Ricardo Quaresma puts Portugal on the lead.
- 50' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 51' Iran receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 51.
- 54' Sardar Azmoun was booked on 54.
- 56' Iran manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Milad Mohammadi is hanging Ehsan Hajsafi on the field on 56 minute.
- 61' Raphael Guerreiro has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 64' Ricardo Quaresma was booked on 64.
- 69' It is a substitution in Portugal team. Ricardo Quaresma is replaced by Bernardo Silva on 69 minute.
- 70' Saman Ghoddos has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alireza Jahanbakhsh on 70 minute.
- 75' Another substitution for Iran to replace Saeid Ezatolahi by Karim Ansarifard on 75 minute.
- 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Goncalo Guedes, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cristiano Ronaldo on 83.
- 84' The Portugal manager makes a substitution. Joao Mario departs to be replaced by Joao Moutinho.
- 89' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 90' Another substitution for Portugal to replace Andre Silva by Goncalo Guedes on 90 minute.
- 90' GOAL! Karim Ansarifard scores on 90.
- 90' Cedric was booked on 90.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Iran
Starting XI- 1
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Bench- 21
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Karim Ansarifard ↑ 75'
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Saman Ghoddoos ↑ 70'
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Milad Mohammadi ↑ 56'
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Coach Carlos QueirozPortugal
Starting XI- 23
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Andre Silva ↓ Goncalo Guedes 90'
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10
Joao Mario ↓ Joao Moutinho 84'
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Bench- 15
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Bernardo Silva ↑ 69'
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Joao Moutinho ↑ 84'
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Goncalo Guedes ↑ 90'
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Coach Fernando Santos -
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