Iran at the FIFA World Cup
Iran have appeared in the group stage of the FIFA World Cup on five occasions: in 1978, 1998, 2006, 2014 and 2018. They never managed to get through the group stage.
Iran national football team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
Record at the World Cup
| World Cup finals | World Cup qualifications | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts/Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Squad | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
| 1930 to 1970 | Did not enter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
 1974 | Did not qualify | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1978 | Round 1 | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Squad | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
 1982 | Withdrew | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
 1986 | Banned | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
 1990 | Did not qualify | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | |
 1994 | Did not qualify | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | |
 1998 | Round 1 | 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 | Round 1 | 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 |
Round 1 | 28th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Squad | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 7 | |
 2018 |
Round 1 | 18th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Squad | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 5 | |
 2022 |
To be determined | |||||||||||||||
| Total | — | 5/21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 24 | — | 128 | 78 | 34 | 16 | 267 | 81 | |
Argentina 1978
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Group 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
 Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
 Scotland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
| Iran |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 3–0 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
Rensenbrink  40' (pen.), 62', 78' (pen.) |
Report |
| Scotland | 1–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Eskandarian 43' (o.g.) |
Report | Danaeifard 60' |
France 1998
|  | |
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| Iran |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| FR Yugoslavia | 1–0 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Mihajlović 72' |
(Report) |
| United States | 1–2 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| McBride 87' |
(Report) | Estili 40' Mahdavikia 84' |
Germany 2006
| | |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Džeko 23' Pjanić 59'Vršajević 83' |
Report | Ghoochannejhad 82' |
Russia 2018
| | |
Group B
| 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 |
| Morocco | 0–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bouhaddouz 90+5' (o.g.) |
Records
Most appearances
| No. | Name | Matches | World Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mehdi Mahdavikia | 6 | 1998 and 2006 |
| Andranik Teymourian | 6 | 2006 and 2014 | |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 6 | 2014 and 2018 | |
| Ehsan Hajsafi | 6 | 2014 and 2018 | |
| 5 | Ali Daei | 5 | 1998 and 2006 |
| Javad Nekounam | 5 | 2006 and 2014 | |
| Masoud Shojaei | 5 | 2006,2014 and 2018 | |
| 8 | Karim Ansarifard | 4 | 2014 and 2018 |
Most goals
There are eight Iranian players who have scored one goal each at FIFA World Cups:
| No. | Name | Goals | World Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 |
References
External links
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