International Friendly · Iran win 5-4 on penalties

Iran vs Cape Verde: 0–0

Iran beat Cape Verde 5–4 on penalties after a 0–0 draw in the International Friendly on Thursday, 13 November 2025 at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

• Competition: International Friendly (2025 International Friendly)
• Kick-off time: Thu, 13 Nov 2025, 16:00 UTC
• Status: Final Score - After Penalties
• Venue: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
• Attendance: 634
• Teams: Iran (home), Cape Verde (away)

Starting line-ups

Iran (4-2-3-1): Alireza Beiranvand (G), Ali Nemati (CD-L), Shoja Khalilzadeh (CD-R), Daniel Esmaeilifar (LB), Majid Hosseini (RB), Mohammad Mohebbi (AM), Mohammad Ghorbani (LM), Saeid Ezatolahi (RM), Mehdi Taremi (F), Saman Ghoddos (AM-L), Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (AM-R).

Cape Verde (4-2-3-1): Vozinha (G), Willy Semedo (CD-L), Stopira (CD-R), Diney Borges (LB), Kevin Pina (RB), Deroy Duarte (AM), Wagner Pina (LM), Jamiro Monteiro (RM), Dailon Livramento (F), Sidny Lopes Cabral (AM-L), Ryan Mendes (AM-R).

Recent form

Iran: drew 2–2 vs Uzbekistan (25 Mar); lost 1–0 away to Qatar (5 Jun); won 3–0 vs North Korea (10 Jun); lost 2–1 away to Russia (10 Oct); won 2–0 vs Tanzania (14 Oct).

Cape Verde: drew 1–1 away to Georgia (8 Jun); won 2–0 away to Mauritius (4 Sept); won 1–0 vs Cameroon (9 Sept); drew 3–3 away to Libya (8 Oct); won 3–0 vs Eswatini (13 Oct).