Morocco vs Iran, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE
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Match Details
- Referee Bastian Dankert
- Referee Felix Zwayer
- Referee Cuneyt Cakιr
- Referee Bahattin Duran
- Referee Tarik Ongun
- Referee Mark Borsch
- Referee Sergey Karasev
- Referee Anton Averianov
- Referee Jair Marrufo
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Jun Iran H 0–1 L 20 Aug VfB Stuttgart H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Jun Morocco A 1–0 W 20 Aug 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 1–4 L Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Morocco gets underway.
- 5' Morocco started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' The referee calls foul for Masoud Shojaei. He receives a Yellow card.
- 15' The travelling Iran supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' Iran is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Karim Ansarifard, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 30' Ehsan Hajsafi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 34' Morocco player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 39' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Iran that had 7 games and scored 6 goals.
- 44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
- 47' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
- 52' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 57' Iran is showing some good football. However, Iran are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 62' Iran seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 67' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 68' The whistle greets Masoud Shojaei as he departs to be replaced by Mehdi Taremi.
- 73' 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.
- 76' Another substitution for Morocco to replace Nordin Amrabat by Sofyan Amrabat on 76 minute.
- 77' It is a substitution in Morocco team. Ayoub El Kaabi is replaced by Aziz Bouhaddouz on 77 minute.
- 80' Another substitution for Iran to replace Omid Ebrahimi by Majid Hosseini on 80 minute.
- 82' Marouan da Costa is replacing Amine Harit for the Morocco side.
- 85' The supporters are chanting for Saman Ghoddos. He replaces Alireza Jahanbakhsh on 85 minute.
- 90' GOAL! Aziz Bouhaddouz scores on 90.
- 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Karim Ansarifard.
- With this win, Iran is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Morocco
Starting XI- 6
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18
Amine Harit ↓ Marouan da Costa 82'
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- 9
Bench-
21
Sofyan Amrabat ↑ 76'
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- 15
- 11
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- 19
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4
Marouan da Costa ↑ 82'
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20
Aziz Bouhaddouz ↑ 77'
Coach Herve RenardIran
Starting XI- 1
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- 8
- 23
- 4
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7
Masoud Shojaei C ↓ Mehdi Taremi 68'
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- 11
- 10
- 20
- 18
Bench- 21
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15
Pejman Montazeri ↑ 80'
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14
Saman Ghoddoos ↑ 85'
- 13
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17
Mehdi Taremi ↑ 68'
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- 5
- 2
- 12
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19
Majid Hosseini ↑ 80'
Coach Carlos Queiroz -
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