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Matchday

Int. Friendly Games 2026 · 31 Mar 2026

Iran 5–0 Costa Rica

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.5 – 0.6
Actual xG
–
Goals
5 – 0

Footybot made Iran favourites at 58%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Iran

27 Mar 2026L 1–2v Nigeria International Friendlies
18 Nov 2025D 0–0at Uzbekistan International Friendlies
13 Nov 2025D 0–0at Cabo Verde International Friendlies
14 Oct 2025W 2–0v Tanzania International Friendlies
10 Oct 2025L 1–2at Russia International Friendlies

Costa Rica

27 Mar 2026D 2–2at Jordan International Friendlies

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Iran

No player stats recorded.

Costa Rica

No player stats recorded.