Match summary
Argentina had gone 13 matches unbeaten before this one.
Argentina's winning goal came in the 90th minute (Lionel Messi).
Argentina vs Iran in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Argentina4W 1D 0L
ArgentinaIran
13Pointsof 157
9Goals scored3
1Goals conceded1
4Clean sheets4
3Scored in a row0
13Unbeaten in a row5
0Without a win1
1Conceded in a row0
Match Timeline
ArgentinaIran
- Substitution · Argentina · Lucas Biglia · InOut: Ángel Di María90+4'
- Goal · Argentina · Lionel Messi1-090+1'
- 88'Substitution · Iran · Reza Haghighi · InOut: Ehsan Hajsafi
- 85'Substitution · Iran · Alireza Jahanbakhsh · InOut: A. Dejagah
- Substitution · Argentina · Ezequiel Lavezzi · InOut: Sergio Agüero76'
- Substitution · Argentina · Rodrigo Palacio · InOut: Gonzalo Higuaín76'
- 76'Substitution · Iran · Khosro Heydari · InOut: M. Shojaei
- 73'Yellow Card · Iran · M. Shojaei
- 53'Yellow Card · Iran · J. Nekounam
Match Statistics
Match stats
ArgentinaIran
74%Ball Possession26%
21Shots Total8
4Shots On Target3
10Corners6
7Fouls14
0Offsides1
3Saves3
518Passes156
14Shots Off Target3
3Shots Blocked2
21Tackles22
467Accurate Passes98
42Total Crosses16
9Accurate Crosses5
5Interceptions6
64Duels Won44
Team Lineups
Lineups
Manager: A. Sabella
Starting XI
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SR
Sergio Romero-
EG
Ezequiel Garay-
PZ
Pablo Zabaleta-
FG
Fernando Gago-
JM
J. Mascherano-
FF
Federico Fernández-
SA
Sergio AgüeroSubstitutes
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HC
Hugo Campagnaro-
LB
Lucas Biglia-
MR
Maxi Rodríguez-
AO
Agustín Orion-
AF
Augusto Fernández-
MD
Martín Demichelis-
RP
Rodrigo Palacio-
RÁ
Ricardo Álvarez-
MA
Mariano Andújar-
EL
Ezequiel Lavezzi-
JB
José BasantaManager: C. Brito Leal Queiróz
Starting XI
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SH
Seyed Jalal Hosseini-
AS
Amir Sadeghi-
JN
J. Nekounam-
MS
M. Shojaei-
AT
Andranik Timotian-Samarani-
PM
P. Montazeri-
RG
Reza Ghoochannejhad-
AD
A. Dejagah-
MP
Mehrdad PooladiSubstitutes
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RA
Rahman Ahmadi-
KH
Khosro Heydari-
RH
Reza Haghighi-
GH
Ghasem Hadadifar-
HM
H. Mahini-
AA
A. Alenemeh-
BR
Bakhtiar Rahmani-
HB
H. Beikzadeh-
SB
S. BeitashourPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sergio Romero GK | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 13 | - | - |
Ezequiel Garay DF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 39 | 1 | 7/7 |
Pablo Zabaleta DF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 46 | 2 | 2/10 |
Fernando Gago MF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 106 | 3 | 8/12 |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 45 | 4 | 12/17 | |
| - | 76' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 13 | 1 | 1/5 | |
| - | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/6 | 42 | - | 8/16 | |
J. Mascherano MF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 100 | 6 | 9/15 |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 42 | 3 | 8/9 | |
Federico Fernández DF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 44 | - | 5/7 |
Sergio Agüero FW | - | 76' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 17 | 1 | 1/5 |
Lucas Biglia MF | - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
Rodrigo Palacio FW | - | 14' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 4 | - | - |
Ezequiel Lavezzi FW | - | 14' | 0 | 1 | - | 6 | - | 3/5 |