Argentina 1 vs. Iran 0 in the 2014 World Cup

Information about the 1st Round Group F game played in the 2014 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Iran and Argentina with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.

Game played in the 2014 World Cup, 1st Round Group F

Date: Saturday, June 21, 2014

Argentina

1 - 0

Iran

Goals:

90'+1'

Lionel Messi

Players

Argentina
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Sergio Romero
DF	2.	Ezequiel Garay
DF	4.	Pablo Zabaleta
DF	16.	Marcos Rojo
DF	17.	Federico Fernández
MF	5.	Fernando Gago
MF	7.	Angel Di Maria 90+4'
MF	14.	Javier Mascherano
FW	9.	Gonzalo Higuain 76'
FW	10.	Lionel Messi (C)
FW	20.	Sergio Agüero 76'
		Entered
MF	6.	Lucas Biglia 90+4'
FW	18.	Rodrigo Palacio 76'
FW	22.	Ezequiel Lavezzi 76'
		Other Reserves
GK	12.	Agustin Orion
GK	21.	Mariano Andujar
DF	3.	Hugo Campagnaro
DF	15.	Martin Demichelis
DF	23.	José Basanta
MF	8.	Enzo Pérez
MF	11.	Maxi Rodriguez
MF	13.	Augusto Fernández
MF	19.	Ricardo Álvarez
	Coach: Alejandro Sabella

Iran
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	12.	Alireza Haghighi
DF	4.	Jalal Hosseini
DF	5.	Amir Hossein Sadeghi
DF	15.	Pejman Montazeri
DF	23.	Mehrdad Pooladi
MF	3.	Ehsan Hajsafi 88'
MF	6.	Javad Nekounam (C)
MF	7.	Masoud Shojaei 76'
MF	14.	Andranik Teymourian
MF	21.	Ashkan Dejagah 85'
FW	16.	Reza Ghoochannejhad
		Entered
MF	2.	Khosro Heydari 76'
MF	8.	Reza Haghighi 88'
FW	9.	Alireza Jahanbakhsh 85'
		Other Reserves
GK	1.	Rahman Ahmadi
GK	22.	Daniel Davari
DF	13.	Hossein Mahini
DF	17.	Ahmad Alnameh
DF	19.	Hashem Beikzadeh
DF	20.	Steven Beitashour
MF	11.	Ghasem Haddadifar
MF	18.	Bakhtiar Rahmani
FW	10.	Karim Ansarifard
	Coach: Carlos Queiroz

Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time

Cards

National Team	Player	Card and Minutes
Iran	Javad Nekounam	53' yellow card
Iran	Masoud Shojaei	73' yellow card

Substitutions

Argentina
Minute 76		Ezequiel Lavezzi	replaced	Sergio Agüero
Minute 76		Rodrigo Palacio	replaced	Gonzalo Higuain
Minute 90+4		Lucas Biglia	replaced	Angel Di Maria
Iran
Minute 76		Khosro Heydari	replaced	Masoud Shojaei
Minute 85		Alireza Jahanbakhsh	replaced	Ashkan Dejagah
Minute 88		Reza Haghighi	replaced	Ehsan Hajsafi