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 World Cup
FIFA World Cup finals record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
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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 |
Argentina 1978
Group 4
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Source: FIFA
Netherlands | 3–0 | Iran |
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Rensenbrink 40' (pen.), 62', 78' (pen.) | Report |
Scotland | 1–1 | Iran |
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Eskandarian 43' (o.g.) | Report | Danaeifard 60' |
France 1998
Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Source: FIFA
Yugoslavia | 1–0 | Iran |
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Mihajlović 72' | (Report) |
United States | 1–2 | Iran |
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McBride 87' | (Report) | Estili 40' Mahdavikia 84' |
Germany 2006
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Iran | 1–1 | Angola |
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Bakhtiarizadeh 75' | (Report) | Flávio 60' |
Brazil 2014
Group F
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 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–1 | Iran |
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Džeko 23' Pjanić 59' Vršajević 83' |
Report | Ghoochannejhad 82' |
Russia 2018
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Morocco | 0–1 | Iran |
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Report | Bouhaddouz 90+5' (o.g.) |
Qatar 2022
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
By match
World Cup | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Iran scorer(s) |
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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 |
Records
Most appearances
Rank | Player | Matches | World Cups |
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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 |
Most goals
Rank | Player | Goals | World Cups |
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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 |
See also
References
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 "Iran players decline to sing national anthem". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
External links
- Profile at thesoccerworldcups.com
- FIFA Match Results for all Stages 1930–2006
- FIFA official site
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