Thursday , 2 July 2026

Iran vs Portugal, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Iran
1 – 1
Full Time
Portugal
Mon 25 Jun 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 33' Raphael Guerreiro
Ehsan Hajsafi 51' Y
Sardar Azmoun 54' Y
Carlos Queiroz 54' R
Y 64' Ricardo Quaresma
Y 83' Cristiano Ronaldo
Y 90' Cedric

Overview

Match Preview

Iran vs Portugal — Worldcup .

  • Iran 3 games · 3 pts (2026/26)
  • Portugal 3 games · 5 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Hernan Maidana
  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Gery Vargas
  • Referee Mehdi Abid Charef
  • Referee Anouar Hmila
  • Referee Enrique Caceres
  • Referee Eduardo Cardozo
  • Referee Juan Zorrilla

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Iran 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Portugal
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-25 Iran 1–1 Portugal

Recent Form

Iran
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jun Portugal H 1–1 D
20 Jun Spain H 0–1 L
15 Jun Morocco A 1–0 W
20 Aug 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 1–4 L
Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jun Iran A 1–1 D
20 Jun Morocco H 1–0 W
15 Jun Spain H 3–3 D
05 May Ukraine A 1–2 L
28 Apr Northern Ireland H 1–6 L
21 Apr Republic of Ireland A 3–4 L

Season Stats

Iran Portugal
#27 Position #42
3 Points 5
3 Played 3
0 / 3 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 0
3 Scored 6
3 Conceded 1
+0 GD +5
1.00 PPG 1.67
0% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Iran this season
67% Clean Sheets
Portugal this season

Iran are 27th (3 pts). Portugal are 42nd (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Iran
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portugal
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Portugal gets underway.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Iran is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portugal needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Iran is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 33' The referee calls foul for Raphael Guerreiro. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
  • 45' GOAL! Ricardo Quaresma scores on 45. Assisted by Adrien Silva
  • 50' Sardar Azmoun needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 51' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ehsan Hajsafi.
  • 54' It’s a booking for Iran player. Sardar Azmoun gets a Yellow card.
  • 56' It is a substitution in Iran team. Ehsan Hajsafi is replaced by Milad Mohammadi on 56 minute.
  • 61' The travelling Portugal supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 64' Ricardo Quaresma is having his name booked by the referee on 64.
  • 69' The whistle greets Ricardo Quaresma as he departs to be replaced by Bernardo Silva.
  • 70' Another substitution for Iran to replace Alireza Jahanbakhsh by Saman Ghoddos on 70 minute.
  • 75' Karim Ansarifard has so much to prove this time. He replaces Saeid Ezatolahi on 75 minute.
  • 80' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 83' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Cristiano Ronaldo.
  • 84' Another substitution for Portugal to replace Joao Mario by Joao Moutinho on 84 minute.
  • 89' It looks surprising Portugal does not make any changes. Majid Hosseini has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' Portugal manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Goncalo Guedes is hanging Andre Silva on the field on 90 minute.
  • 90' What an equalizer from Karim Ansarifard!
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cedric on 90.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Iran Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Queiroz

Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Santos

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.75 Iran xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Portugal xG
I would bet for: Portugal or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Iran27% Draw30% Portugal43%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.11
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Iran or Draw
57%
Draw or Portugal
73%
Iran or Portugal
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Iran14% Draw52% Portugal34%
Actual: Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
15.4%
0 – 0
14.5%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
10.8%
1 – 2
8.2%
1 – 0
7.9%
0 – 3
4.8%
2 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
3.8%
2 – 0
3.2%
2 – 2
3.2%
0 – 4
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Iran

Handicap Iran covers Push Portugal covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 13% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 25% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 15% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Iran keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Portugal keeps clean sheet
48% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.