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Costa Rica
Iran vs Costa Rica: match report
Iran hosted Costa Rica at Mardan Stadyumu on Tuesday 31 March 2026, in the International Friendlies (round 33). Iran are without 3 players (Ismael Barea, Alberto Marí, Pablo López); Costa Rica have no reported absences. Cihan Aydin is the referee.
Result and scorers
Iran 5-0 Costa Rica. Goals: Ali Gholizadeh 11' for Iran; Mehdi Taremi 19' (pen) for Iran; Mohammad Mohebbi 31' for Iran; Mehdi Taremi 34' (pen) for Iran; Mehdi Ghayedi 54' for Iran.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 11' Goal: Ali Gholizadeh (Iran) 1-0
- 19' Penalty: Mehdi Taremi (Iran) 2-0
- 31' Goal: Mohammad Mohebbi (Iran) 3-0
- 32' Yellow card: Gerald Taylor (Costa Rica)
- 34' Penalty: Mehdi Taremi (Iran) 4-0
- 39' Yellow card: Andrey Soto (Costa Rica)
- 54' Goal: Mehdi Ghayedi (Iran) 5-0
- 54' Yellow card: Fernán Faerron (Costa Rica)
- 55' Yellow card: Orlando Galo (Costa Rica)
- 59' Yellow card: Shoja Khalilzadeh (Iran)
- 90' Yellow card: Amirhossein Mahmoudi (Iran)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 0% | Possession | 0% |
| 0 | Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 0 | Corners | 0 |
| 0 | Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Iran 4-2-3-1
Coach: Antxon Muneta
- 13 Juanpa Palomares GK
- 27 Toni Tamarit DEF
- 22 Juan Gutiérrez DEF
- 15 Jorge Cabello DEF
- 3 Fernando Medrano DEF
- 18 Rafel Bauzà MID
- 6 Thiago Helguera MID
- 28 Javi Hernández MID
- 10 Carlos Fernández FWD
- 30 Salim El Jebari FWD
- 48 Unax del Cura FWD
Bench
- 29 Ali Houary MID
- 16 Selvi Clua MID
- 24 Iker Córdoba DEF
- 4 Martín Pascual DEF
- 31 Ale Gorrin GK
- 5 Adrián Pica DEF
- 2 Hugo Novoa DEF
- 19 Nikola Maras DEF
- 8 Aarón Martín MID
- 20 Diego Sia FWD
- 7 Iker Varela FWD
- 9 Siren Diao FWD
Costa Rica 5-3-2
Coach: Alberto González
- 13 Raúl Lizoain GK
- 24 Jesús Vallejo DEF
- 23 Pepe Sánchez DEF
- 21 Carlos Neva DEF
- 2 Lorenzo Aguado DEF
- 27 Daniel Bernabéu DEF
- 6 Antonio Pacheco MID
- 17 Alejandro Meléndez MID
- 26 Capi MID
- 19 Álex Rubio FWD
- 20 Samuel Obeng FWD
Bench
- 22 Lluís López DEF
- 8 Martín Fernández MID
- 7 Antonio Puertas FWD
- 10 Jefté Betancor FWD
- 14 Victor San Bartolomé MID
- 30 Mario Ramos GK
- 15 Fran Gámez DEF
- 5 Javi Moreno DEF
- 16 José Carlos Lazo MID
Injuries and suspensions
Iran
- Ismael Barea injury, back Early October 2026
- Alberto Marí injury, back Mid April 2026
- Pablo López injury, out for season
Costa Rica
No reported absences.
Previous meetings
- Wednesday 1 March 2006: Iran 3-2 Costa Rica