Iran_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup
Iran at the FIFA World Cup
Participation of Iran's national football team in the FIFA World Cup
Iran have appeared in the FIFA World Cup on six occasions: in 1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018 and 2022. They are yet to have progressed from the group stages.[1][2]
Record at the FIFA World Cup qualification
- As of 1 April 2024
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Part | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico | 17 | 189 | 121 | 41 | 27 | 453 | 134 | +319 | 404 |
| 2 |  Australia | 16 | 165 | 99 | 40 | 26 | 422 | 125 | +297 | 337 |
| 3 |  South Korea | 16 | 155 | 97 | 40 | 18 | 311 | 91 | +220 | 331 |
| 4 |  Costa Rica | 17 | 187 | 93 | 47 | 47 | 309 | 184 | +125 | 326 |
| 5 |  Iran | 12 | 150 | 95 | 36 | 19 | 328 | 91 | +237 | 321 |
| 6 |  Argentina | 15 | 159 | 91 | 42 | 26 | 270 | 137 | +133 | 315 |
| 7 |  Netherlands | 19 | 135 | 89 | 26 | 20 | 329 | 101 | +228 | 293 |
| 8 |  United States | 19 | 168 | 84 | 40 | 44 | 287 | 191 | +96 | 292 |
| 9 |  Uruguay | 18 | 178 | 81 | 47 | 50 | 253 | 191 | +62 | 290 |
| 10 |  Spain | 19 | 125 | 87 | 26 | 12 | 291 | 81 | +210 | 287 |
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Record at the FIFA World Cup
More information FIFA World Cup finals record, FIFA World Cup qualification record ...
| FIFA World Cup finals record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
| 1930 | Not a FIFA member | No qualification | ||||||||||||||||
 1934 | Not a FIFA member | |||||||||||||||||
 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||
 1950 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||
 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||
 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||
 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
 1974 | Did not qualify | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1978 | First round | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Squad | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |||
| 1982 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Disqualified | Disqualified | ||||||||||||||||
 1990 | Did not qualify | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1994 |
11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | ||||||||||||
 1998 | Group stage | 20th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 17 | |||
  2002 | Did not qualify | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 2006 | Group stage | 25th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Squad | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 7 | |||
 2010 | Did not qualify | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 9 | |||||||||||
 2014 |
Group stage | 28th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Squad | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 7 | |||
 2018 |
18th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Squad | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 5 | ||||
 2022 | 26th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Squad | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 8 | ||||
 2026 |
To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
   2030 | ||||||||||||||||||
 2034 | ||||||||||||||||||
 2038 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | First round | 6/26 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 31 | — | 146 | 92 | 35 | 19 | 316 | 89 | |||
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Group 4
Main article: 1978 FIFA World Cup Group 4
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Peru |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 | Advance to second round |
| 2 | Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Scotland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Iran |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
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Source: FIFA
More information Netherlands, 3–0 ...
| Netherlands | 3–0 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
Rensenbrink  40' (pen.), 62', 78' (pen.) |
Report |
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More information Scotland, 1–1 ...
| Scotland | 1–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Eskandarian 43' (o.g.) |
Report | Danaeifard 60' |
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More information Peru, 4–1 ...
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Group F
Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup Group F
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Iran |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
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Source: FIFA
More information United States, 1–2 ...
| United States | 1–2 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| McBride 87' |
(Report) | Estili 40' Mahdavikia 84' |
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Group D
Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup Group D
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mexico |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Angola |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Iran |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
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More information Mexico, 3–1 ...
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Group F
Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group F
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Nigeria |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Iran |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
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More information Bosnia and Herzegovina, 3–1 ...
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Džeko 23' Pjanić 59'Vršajević 83' |
Report | Ghoochannejhad 82' |
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Group B
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group B
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Portugal |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Iran |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Morocco |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
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More information 1–1, Portugal ...
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Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup
Simultaneous to the Mahsa Amini protests in Iran, the team declined to sing the national anthem prior to their match with England.[3] Prior to the match, captain Ehsan Hajsafi, said that the team support protestors.[3]
Group B
Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup Group B
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | United States |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Iran |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Wales |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
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More information England, 6–2 ...
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More information World Cup, Round ...
| World Cup | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Iran scorer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Group stage | Netherlands | 0–3 | L | |
| Scotland | 1–1 | D | Danaeifard 60' | ||
| Peru | 1–4 | L | Rowshan 41' | ||
| 1998 | Group stage | FR Yugoslavia | 0–1 | L | |
 United States | 2–1 | W | Estili 40', Mahdavikia 84' | ||
| Germany | 0–2 | L | |||
| 2006 | Group stage | Mexico | 1–3 | L | Golmohammadi 36' |
| Portugal | 0–2 | L | |||
| Angola | 1–1 | D | Bakhtiarizadeh 75' | ||
| 2014 | Group stage | Nigeria | 0–0 | D | |
| Argentina | 0–1 | L | |||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–3 | L | Ghoochannejhad 82' | ||
| 2018 | Group stage | Morocco | 1–0 | W | Bouhaddouz 90+5' (o.g.) |
| Spain | 0–1 | L | |||
| Portugal | 1–1 | D | Ansarifard 90+3' (pen.) | ||
| 2022 | Group stage | England | 2–6 | L | Taremi 65', 90+13' (pen.) |
| Wales | 2–0 | W | Cheshmi 90+8', Rezaeian 90+11' | ||
| United States | 0–1 | L |
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Most appearances
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Matches | World Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ehsan Hajsafi | 9 | 2014 and 2018 and 2022 |
| 2 | Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 8 | 2014 and 2018 and 2022 |
| 3 | Karim Ansarifard | 6 | 2014 and 2018 and 2022 |
| Mehdi Taremi | 6 | 2018 and 2022 | |
| Sardar Azmoun | 6 | 2018 and 2022 | |
| Morteza Pouraliganji | 6 | 2018 and 2022 | |
| Majid Hosseini | 6 | 2018 and 2022 | |
| Mehdi Mahdavikia | 6 | 1998 and 2006 | |
| Andranik Teymourian | 6 | 2006 and 2014 | |
| 10 | Ali Daei | 5 | 1998 and 2006 |
| Javad Nekounam | 5 | 2006 and 2014 | |
| Masoud Shojaei | 5 | 2006 and 2014 and 2018 |
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Most goals
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Goals | World Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mehdi Taremi | 2 | 2022 |
| 2 | Iraj Danaeifard | 1 | 1978 |
| Hassan Rowshan | 1 | 1978 | |
| Hamid Estili | 1 | 1998 | |
| Mehdi Mahdavikia | 1 | 1998 | |
| Yahya Golmohammadi | 1 | 2006 | |
| Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh | 1 | 2006 | |
| Reza Ghoochannejhad | 1 | 2014 | |
| Karim Ansarifard | 1 | 2018 | |
| Rouzbeh Cheshmi | 1 | 2022 | |
| Ramin Rezaeian | 1 | 2022 |
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- O'Callaghan, Eoin (20 June 2018). "Great Satan 1-2 Iran: the most politically charged match in World Cup history". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- "تاریخچه حضور ایران در جام جهانی" [History of Iran at the FIFA World Cup] (in Persian). 11 October 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- "Iran players decline to sing national anthem". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- Profile at thesoccerworldcups.com
- FIFA Match Results for all Stages 1930–2006
- FIFA official site