Argentina 1–0 Iran: 2014 World Cup match
1–0Full time
Match in one glance
ArgentinaIranGoalCard
Argentina
Iran
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
1Argentina0Iran
Lionel Messi opened the scoring at 90′+1′.
Team comparison
ArgentinaIran
1Goals0
0Bookings2
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1
Lionel MessiArgentina · 90′+1′1goal
Decisive moments
1 eventsPath through 2014
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group F
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2014-06-21
- Venue
- Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte
- Result
- 1–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Argentina / IranArgentina
Lionel Messi90+1′′
Iran
No goals
Complete match timeline
ArgentinaIranGoalCardSubstitution
Argentina
Iran
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
8 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 0No goals in this period
Second half
45′–90′1 – 0L. Messi 90′+1′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Argentina
Reported roles
1Sergio RomeroEG
2Ezequiel GarayPZ
4Pablo ZabaletaMR
16Marcos RojoFF
17Federico FernándezFG
5Fernando Gago
7Ángel Di María
14Javier MascheranoReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 6LBLucas Biglia90′+4′
- 18RPRodrigo Palacio76′
- 22ELEzequiel Lavezzi76′
Match contributions
- Lionel Messi⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1Sergio RomeroGoalkeeper
- 2EGEzequiel GarayCentre-back
- 4PZPablo ZabaletaRight-back
- 5FGFernando GagoCentral midfielder
- 7Ángel Di MaríaCentral midfielder
- 9
Gonzalo HiguaínCentre-forward - 10Lionel MessiRF
- 14Javier MascheranoCentral midfielder
- 16MRMarcos RojoLeft-back
- 17FFFederico FernándezCentre-back
- 20
Sergio AgüeroLF
Iran
Reported rolesAH
12Alireza HaghighiJH
4Jalal HosseiniAH
5Amir Hossein SadeghiPM
15Pejman MontazeriMP
23Mehrdad PooladiJN
6Javad NekounamAT
14Andranik Teymourian
3Ehsan HajsafiMS
7Masoud ShojaeiAD
21Ashkan DejagahRG
16Reza GhoochannejhadReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 2KHKhosro Heydari76′
- 8RHReza Haghighi88′
- 9
Alireza Jahanbakhsh85′
Match contributions
- Javad Nekounam▰ 53′
- Masoud Shojaei▰ 73′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 3Ehsan HajsafiLeft midfielder
- 4JHJalal HosseiniRight-back
- 5AHAmir Hossein SadeghiCentre-back
- 6JNJavad NekounamDefensive midfielder
- 7MSMasoud ShojaeiCentral midfielder
- 12AHAlireza HaghighiGoalkeeper
- 14ATAndranik TeymourianDefensive midfielder
- 15PMPejman MontazeriCentre-back
- 16RGReza GhoochannejhadCentre-forward
- 21ADAshkan DejagahRight midfielder
- 23MPMehrdad PooladiLeft-back
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
1Argentina0Iran
Lionel Messi opened the scoring at 90′+1′.
Team comparison
ArgentinaIran
1Goals0
0Bookings2
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1Lionel MessiArgentina · 90′+1′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
1 eventsPath through 2014
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group F
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2014-06-21
- Venue
- Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte
- Result
- 1–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Argentina / IranArgentina
Lionel Messi90+1′′
Iran
No goals
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.