Iran 1–1 Portugal: 2018 World Cup match
1–1Full time
Match in one glance
IranPortugalGoalCard
Iran
Portugal
0′HT90′FT120′
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Team comparison
IranPortugal
22.6%Possession sequences77.4%
9Shots15
2On target4
1.58Expected goals (xG)1.52
239Passes630
64.4%Pass accuracy84.8%
1Corners11
16Fouls9
Leading shot threats
Ranked by xG- 1
Cristiano RonaldoPortugal · 0 goals0.95xG - 2KAKarim AnsarifardIran · 1 goals0.78xG
- 3
Mehdi TaremiIran · 0 goals0.25xG - 4
Sardar AzmounIran · 0 goals0.22xG - 5SESaeid Ezatolahi AfaghIran · 0 goals0.17xG
Decisive moments
2 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group B
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2018-06-25
- Venue
- Mordovia Arena, Saransk
- Result
- 1–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Iran / PortugalIran
Karim Ansarifard (penalty)90+3′′
Portugal
Ricardo Quaresma45′
Complete match timeline
IranPortugalGoalCardSubstitution
Iran
Portugal
0′HT90′FT120′
Chance creation
xG per five minutes · larger peaks = better chancesFirst half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Event feed
14 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 1R. Quaresma 45′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 0K. Ansarifard 90′+3′
Extra time
90′–120′0 – 0No goals in this period
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Iran
4-1-4-1
1Alireza Beiranvand
23Ramin RezaeianMP
8Morteza PouraliganjiMH
19Majid Hosseini
3Ehsan Hajsafi
6Saeid EzatolahiListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 5
Milad Mohammadi56′ - 10KAKarim Ansarifard76′
- 14
Saman Ghoddos70′
Match contributions
- Ehsan Hajsafi▰ 52′
- Sardar Azmoun▰ 54′
- Karim Ansarifard⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1Alireza BeiranvandGoalkeeper
- 3Ehsan HajsafiLeft-back
- 6Saeid EzatolahiDefensive midfielder
- 8MPMorteza PouraliganjiCentre-back
- 9OEOmid EbrahimiCentral midfielder
- 11VAVahid AmiriLeft winger
- 17Mehdi TaremiRight winger
- 18
Alireza JahanbakhshCentral midfielder - 19MHMajid HosseiniCentre-back
- 20Sardar AzmounCentre-forward
- 23Ramin RezaeianRight-back
Portugal
4-4-2RP
1Rui PatrícioC
21CédricP
3PepeJF
6José FonteRG
5Raphaël GuerreiroAS
23Adrien SilvaWC
14William CarvalhoRQ
20Ricardo QuaresmaJM
10João MárioAS
9André SilvaListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 8JMJoão Moutinho84′
- 11BSBernardo Silva70′
- 17GGGonçalo Guedes90′+6′
Match contributions
- Raphaël Guerreiro▰ 33′
- Cristiano Ronaldo▰ 83′
- Ricardo Quaresma⚽ 1▰ 64′
- Cédric▰ 90′+8′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1RPRui PatrícioGoalkeeper
- 3PPepeCentre-back
- 5RGRaphaël GuerreiroLeft-back
- 6JFJosé FonteCentre-back
- 7Cristiano RonaldoCentre-forward
- 9ASAndré SilvaCentre-forward
- 10JMJoão MárioLeft midfielder
- 14WCWilliam CarvalhoCentral midfielder
- 20RQRicardo QuaresmaRight midfielder
- 21CCédricRight-back
- 23ASAdrien SilvaCentral midfielder
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.
Passing network
Iran
Portugal
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Iran
9%8%9%14%14%10%11%18%6%
Portugal
15%6%10%22%17%13%5%9%4%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Match officials
RefereeEnrique Cáceres
Team comparison
IranPortugal
22.6%Possession sequences77.4%
9Shots15
2On target4
1.58Expected goals (xG)1.52
239Passes630
64.4%Pass accuracy84.8%
1Corners11
16Fouls9
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Shot quality
1.58Iran1.52Portugal
1.58Total xG1.52
0.79Non-penalty xG0.74
0.18xG per shot0.10
2Shots on target4
Where the shots came from
Bubble size is the chance's expected-goals value. Filled bubbles are goals.
Iran1 goal · 9 shots · 1.58 xG
Portugal1 goal · 15 shots · 1.52 xG
Passing network
Iran
Portugal
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Iran
9%8%9%14%14%10%11%18%6%
Portugal
15%6%10%22%17%13%5%9%4%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Attacking
1Goals1
9Shots15
2On target4
12Dribble attempts21
Passing
239Pass attempts630
154Completed passes534
64.4%Pass accuracy84.8%
1Corners11
Defending
25Duels18
18Interceptions7
141Pressures163
16Fouls9
Leading performers
Recorded match actionsKA
Karim AnsarifardIran1Goals0Assists0.78xG
Saeid EzatolahiIran0Goals0Assists0.17xG
Iran
4-1-4-1| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KA Karim AnsarifardSubstitute | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.78 |
| Mehdi TaremiStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.25 |
| Sardar AzmounStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.22 |
| Saeid EzatolahiStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.17 |
| Saman GhoddosSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.11 |
VA Vahid AmiriStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 |
| Ramin RezaeianStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 |
OE Omid EbrahimiStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Alireza BeiranvandStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Alireza JahanbakhshStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
Portugal
4-4-2| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristiano RonaldoStarter | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.95 |
JF José FonteStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.12 |
AS André SilvaStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.12 |
JM João MárioStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.12 |
P PepeStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.10 |
RQ Ricardo QuaresmaStarter | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.05 |
RG Raphaël GuerreiroStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 |
AS Adrien SilvaStarter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.02 |
WC William CarvalhoStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
C CédricStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Performance is shown through recorded statistics. This data source does not provide a player rating or a player-of-the-match award.
Decisive moments
2 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group B
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2018-06-25
- Venue
- Mordovia Arena, Saransk
- Result
- 1–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Iran / PortugalIran
Karim Ansarifard (penalty)90+3′′
Portugal
Ricardo Quaresma45′
Data by
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Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Lineups, expected goals and shot locations on this page come from StatsBomb event data.