World Cup Germany 2006 - match description
- Sun 11 Jun 2006, 17:00 BST
- Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany
- 1st Round
| Mexico | 3 - 1 | Iran |
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| Referees |
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| Referee - Roberto Rosetti, Italy |
| Referee's assistant - Alessandro Stagnoli, Italy |
| Referee's assistant - Cristiano Copelli, Italy |
Match events
| Match period | Time | Event | Team | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Half | 18 | Yellow card | Mexico | Gerardo Torrado |
| 1st Half | 28 | Goal | Mexico | Omar Bravo |
| 1st Half | 36 | Goal | Iran | Yahya Golmohammadi |
| 2nd Half | 46 | Substitution | Mexico | Leaving player - Gerardo Torrado Entering player - Luis Perez |
| 2nd Half | 46 | Substitution | Mexico | Leaving player - Guillermo Franco Entering player - Zinha |
| 2nd Half | 52 | Substitution | Mexico | Leaving player - Jared Borgetti Entering player - Jose Fonseca |
| 2nd Half | 55 | Yellow card | Iran | Javad Nekounam |
| 2nd Half | 63 | Substitution | Iran | Leaving player - Ali Karimi Entering player - Mehrzad Madanchi |
| 2nd Half | 76 | Goal | Mexico | Omar Bravo |
| 2nd Half | 79 | Goal | Mexico | Zinha |
| 2nd Half | 81 | Substitution | Iran | Leaving player - Mohammad Nosrati Entering player - Arash Borhani |
Mexico - line-up
| Coach - Ricardo La Volpe | Captain - Rafael Marquez Alvarez |
| Player | Position | Shirt Number | Time played |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Marquez Alvarez | Defender | 4 | 90 |
| Mario Méndez | Defender | 16 | 90 |
| Ricardo Osorio | Defender | 5 | 90 |
| Pavel Pardo | Midfielder | 8 | 90 |
| Oswaldo Sanchez | Goalkeeper | 1 | 90 |
| Gonzalo Pineda | Defender | 14 | 90 |
| Carlos Salcido | Defender | 3 | 90 |
| Omar Bravo | Forward | 19 | 90 |
| Jared Borgetti | Forward | 9 | 51 |
| Gerardo Torrado | Midfielder | 6 | 45 |
| Luis Perez | Midfielder | 23 | 45 |
| Guillermo Franco | Forward | 10 | 45 |
| Zinha | Midfielder | 7 | 45 |
| Jose Fonseca | Forward | 17 | 39 |
| Jesus Arellano | Forward | 21 | 0 |
| Jose Corona | Goalkeeper | 12 | 0 |
| Guillermo Ochoa | Goalkeeper | 23 | 0 |
| Claudio Suarez | Defender | 2 | 0 |
| Ramon Morales | Defender | 11 | 0 |
| Jose Antonio Castro | Defender | 15 | 0 |
| Andrés Guardado | Defender | 18 | 0 |
| Francisco Rodríguez | Defender | 22 | 0 |
| Rafael Garcia | Midfielder | 20 | 0 |
Iran - line-up
| Coach - Branko Ivankovic | Captain - Ali Daei |
| Player | Position | Shirt Number | Time played |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ebrahim Mirzapour | Goalkeeper | 1 | 90 |
| Anderanik Teymourian | Midfielder | 14 | 90 |
| Hossein Kaabi | Defender | 13 | 90 |
| Vahid Hashemian | Forward | 9 | 90 |
| Ali Daei | Forward | 10 | 90 |
| Yahya Golmohammadi | Defender | 4 | 90 |
| Rahman Rezaei | Defender | 5 | 90 |
| Javad Nekounam | Midfielder | 6 | 90 |
| Medhi Mahdavikia | Midfielder | 2 | 90 |
| Mohammad Nosrati | Defender | 20 | 80 |
| Ali Karimi | Midfielder | 8 | 62 |
| Mehrzad Madanchi | Midfielder | 21 | 28 |
| Arash Borhani | Forward | 15 | 10 |
| Moharram Navidkia | Substitute | 18 | 0 |
| Hassan Roudbarian | Goalkeeper | 12 | 0 |
| Vahid Talebloo | Goalkeeper | 22 | 0 |
| Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh | Defender | 3 | 0 |
| Amir Hossein Sadeqi | Defender | 19 | 0 |
| Ferydoon Zandi | Midfielder | 7 | 0 |
| Masoud Shojaei | Midfielder | 23 | 0 |
| Rasoul Khatibi | Forward | 11 | 0 |
| Reza Enayati | Forward | 16 | 0 |
| Javad Kazemian | Forward | 17 | 0 |