Iran vs. Nigeria live score, stats, highlights, result from international soccer friendly

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Iran take on Nigeria in Antalya, Turkey on Friday in an international friendly match.

The prospect of Iran withdrawing from the World Cup this summer due to the conflict in the Middle East remains, but the team is continuing with preparations even if a game on home soil is not presently possible.

The Super Eagles failed to qualify for the World Cup, so little more than pride is at stake for Eric Chelle and his players.

The Sporting News will provide live score updates from the game.

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Iran vs. Nigeria score

ScoreGoal scorersIran0-Nigeria1Simon 6'

Location: Corendon Airlines Park (Antalya, Turkey)

Starting lineups:

Iran (3-4-3, right to left): Beiranvand (GK) — Kanaanizadegan, Khalilzadeh, Nemati — Yousefi, Gholizadeh, Ghorbani, Mohammadi — Mohebi, Taremi, Ghoddos

Nigeria (4-2-3-1, right to left): 23. Okoye (GK) — 2. Osayi-Samuel, 6. Ajayi, 5. Ogbu, 13. Onyemaechi — 4. Ndidi, 17. Iwobi — 15. Simon, 11. Chukwueze, 7. Lookman — 9. Adams

Iran vs. Nigeriakick off time

The match kicks off at Corendon Airlines Park in Antalya, Turkey at 4 p.m. local time.

Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories:

DateKickoff timeUSA/CanadaFri, Mar. 279 a.m. ETUSA/CanadaFri, Mar. 276 a.m. PTUKFri, Mar. 271  p.m. GMTAustraliaSat, Mar. 2812 a.m. AEDTIndiaFri, Mar. 276:30 p.m. IST

Nigeria team news

  • Victor Osimhen is not involved as he is recovering from injury. Sevilla's Akor Adams leads the line today.
  • Long-time No. 1 Stanley Nwabali is not in the squad as he is currently without a club, so Maduka Okoye has a chance to stake a claim for the goalkeeper spot.
  • Calvin Bassey withdrew from the squad due to an injury concern on Thursday, with Chibuike Nwaiwu replacing the Fulham man.

Iran vs. Nigeria highlights, key incidents

This section will be updated as highlights become available.

Iran vs. Nigeria upcoming schedules

Iran upcoming fixtures

DateCompetitionMatchLocationMon, June 15World Cup MD1Iran vs. New ZealandSoFi Stadium (Inglewood, CA)Sun, June 21World Cup MD2Belgium vs. IranSoFi Stadium (Inglewood, CA)Fri, June 26World Cup MD3Egypt vs. IranLumen Field (Seattle, WA)

Nigeria upcoming fixtures

DateCompetitionMatchLocationTue, Mar. 31FriendlyJordan vs. NigeriaAmman International Stadium (Amman, Jordan)

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