Head to head · Men's national teams
IR Iran v Nigeria
IR Iran and Nigeria have met 3 times since 1998: Nigeria lead 2–0.
0IR Iran wins
1draw
2Nigeria wins
Goals: IR Iran 1, Nigeria 3 · 3 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Wednesday, 28 January 1998: IR Iran 0–1 Nigeria in So Kon Po.
- The most recent was on Friday, 27 March 2026: IR Iran 1–2 Nigeria (Jordan International Tournament).
- Nigeria's biggest win: IR Iran 0–1 Nigeria, 1998.
- 3 of the 3 meetings were competitive matches and 0 were friendlies.
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| 2026 | ||
| 27 Mar | IR Iran 1–2 Nigeria Jordan International Tournament · Antalya, Turkey (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2014 | ||
| 16 Jun | IR Iran 0–0 Nigeria FIFA World Cup · Curitiba, Brazil (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1998 | ||
| 28 Jan | IR Iran 0–1 Nigeria Lunar New Year Cup · So Kon Po, Hong Kong (neutral) |
Nigeria |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.