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Iran – Portugal 
Stats BEFORE the game.
- Iran, 3rd position with 3 points and a goal difference of “0” (Not qualified yet)
- Portugal, 2nd position with 4 points and a positive goal difference of +1 (Not qualified yet)
FIFA announcing IRAN vs PORTUGAL official starting lineups – formations for the FIFA World Cup First Stage Group B game on Monday 25 June, 2018 at the Mordovia Arena in Saransk, Russia at 21:00 local time. It is Referee Enrique Cáceres from Paraguay to direct the game.
IRAN (4-5-1): Beiranvand; Ramin, Hosseini, Pouraliganji, Haji Safi; Mehdi, Jahanbakhsh, Ezatolahi, Omid, Amiri; Sardar.
Subs.: Mazaheri, Abedzadeh, Torabi, Mohammadi, Shojaei, Karim, Rashid, Khanzadeh, Ghoddos, Montazeri, Reza, Dejagah.
Coach: Queiroz.
PORTUGAL (4-2-3-1): Rui Patrício; Cédric, Pepe, Guerreiro; , Adrien Cristiano Ronaldo; André Silva.
Subs: Lopes, Beto, Bruno Alves, Manuel Fernandes, Moutinho, Bernardo Silva, Rúben Dias, Ricardo, Bruno Fernandes, Guedes, Gelson Martins, Mário Rui.
Coach: Santos.
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- Iran National team: No Italian Serie A players
- Portugal National team: 3 Italian Serie A players Napoli defender Mario Rui, Inter midfielder Joao Mario, and AC Milan forward Andre Silva.
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Referee Caceres will be assisted by Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo CARDOZO (PAR) and Assistant Referee 2: Juan ZORRILLA (PAR). The Fourth Official will be Mehdi ABID CHAREF (ALG). The Res. Assistant will be Anouar HMILA (TUN).
Referee designations FWC 2018 Match 35 #IRN?#POR (25 June):
Referee: Enrique CACERES (PAR)
ASR 1: Eduardo CARDOZO (PAR)
ASR 2: Juan ZORRILLA (PAR)
4th Off: Mehdi ABID CHAREF (ALG)
Res Ass: Anouar HMILA (TUN)@FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/l9icDwXWus— FIFA Media (@fifamedia) June 23, 2018
#IRNPOR // The teams are in! pic.twitter.com/tmsdH1iunk
— FIFA World Cup ? (@FIFAWorldCup) June 25, 2018
#Rusia2018 Onces confirmados en el #IRN – #POR pic.twitter.com/Sdbarva5rx
— Sportyou (@SportYou) June 25, 2018
Este é o nosso 11 inicial! #IRAPOR #ConquistaOSonho #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/d32t8M4zJz
— Portugal (@selecaoportugal) June 25, 2018
[#Rusia2018 ] Irán vs Portugal: Árbitros —> pic.twitter.com/FPnJqsUYFg
— ArbitroInternacional (@ArbitroInteBlog) June 24, 2018
2018 FIFA World Cup
First stage – Group B
Iran – Portugal
Monday 25 June 2018
Mordovia Arena
Saransk, Russia
21:00
Referee: Enrique CACERES (PAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo CARDOZO (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan ZORRILLA (PAR)
Fourth Official: Mehdi ABID CHAREF (ALG)
Res. Assistant: Anouar HMILA (TUN)
Video Assistant Referee: IRRATI Massimiliano (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: MAIDANA Hernan (ARG)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2: VARGAS Gery (BOL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 3: VALERI Paolo (ITA)