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]
Rank (unoff.) | Team | Qualifying attempts | Appearances in the finals | Overall qualification record | Points | Confederation | ||||||||
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Total | Successful | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Total | Avg | ||||
1 | ![]() | 17 | 14 | 18 | 189 | 121 | 41 | 27 | 453 | 134 | +319 | 404 | 2.138 | CONCACAF |
2 | ![]() | 16 | 10 | 11 | 167 | 105 | 44 | 18 | 339 | 98 | +241 | 359 | 2.150 | AFC |
3 | ![]() | 16 | 6 | 6 | 175 | 104 | 44 | 27 | 442 | 131 | +311 | 356 | 2.034 | AFC |
4 | ![]() | 12 | 6 | 6 | 162 | 103 | 39 | 20 | 351 | 101 | +250 | 348 | 2.148 | AFC |
5 | ![]() | 18 | 6 | 6 | 191 | 97 | 47 | 47 | 326 | 185 | +141 | 338 | 1.769 | CONCACAF |
6 | ![]() | 15 | 13 | 18 | 169 | 97 | 44 | 28 | 290 | 144 | +146 | 335 | 1.982 | CONMEBOL |
7 | ![]() | 16 | 6 | 7 | 154 | 96 | 29 | 29 | 359 | 94 | +265 | 317 | 2.058 | AFC |
8 | ![]() | 14 | 13 | 22 | 143 | 89 | 37 | 17 | 301 | 91 | +210 | 304 | 2.125 | CONMEBOL |
9 | ![]() | 18 | 11 | 14 | 188 | 83 | 52 | 53 | 259 | 198 | +61 | 301 | 1.601 | CONMEBOL |
10 | ![]() | 13 | 6 | 6 | 150 | 87 | 37 | 26 | 282 | 112 | +170 | 298 | 1.986 | AFC |
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 | |
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![]() | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
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![]() | Did not qualify | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||
![]() | First round | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Squad | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
![]() | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
![]() | Disqualified | Disqualified | ||||||||||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | |||||||||
![]() | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | ||||||||||
![]() | Group stage | 20th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 17 | |
![]() ![]() | Did not qualify | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 9 | |||||||||
![]() | Group stage | 25th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Squad | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 7 | |
![]() | Did not qualify | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 9 | |||||||||
![]() | Group stage | 28th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Squad | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 7 | |
![]() | 18th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Squad | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 5 | ||
![]() | 26th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Squad | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 8 | ||
![]() ![]() ![]() | qualified | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 12 | |||||||||
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Total | First round | 6/26 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 31 | — | 162 | 103 | 39 | 20 | 351 | 101 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 | Advance to second round |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
Netherlands ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Rensenbrink ![]() | Report |
Scotland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Eskandarian ![]() | Report | Danaeifard ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
FR Yugoslavia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Mihajlović ![]() | (Report) |
United States ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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McBride ![]() | (Report) | Estili ![]() Mahdavikia ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Iran ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Bakhtiarizadeh ![]() | (Report) | Flávio ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Džeko ![]() Pjanić ![]() Vršajević ![]() | Report | Ghoochannejhad ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Morocco ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Bouhaddouz ![]() |
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]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
World Cup | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Iran scorer(s) |
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1978 | Group 4 | ![]() | 0–3 | L | |
![]() | 1–1 | D | Danaeifard ![]() | ||
![]() | 1–4 | L | Rowshan ![]() | ||
1998 | Group F | ![]() | 0–1 | L | |
![]() | 2–1 | W | Estili ![]() ![]() | ||
![]() | 0–2 | L | |||
2006 | Group D | ![]() | 1–3 | L | Golmohammadi ![]() |
![]() | 0–2 | L | |||
![]() | 1–1 | D | Bakhtiarizadeh ![]() | ||
2014 | Group F | ![]() | 0–0 | D | |
![]() | 0–1 | L | |||
![]() | 1–3 | L | Ghoochannejhad ![]() | ||
2018 | Group B | ![]() | 1–0 | W | Bouhaddouz ![]() |
![]() | 0–1 | L | |||
![]() | 1–1 | D | Ansarifard ![]() | ||
2022 | Group B | ![]() | 2–6 | L | Taremi ![]() |
![]() | 2–0 | W | Cheshmi ![]() ![]() | ||
![]() | 0–1 | L |
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 |
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 | |
![]() | 1 | 2018 | |
Karim Ansarifard | 1 | 2018 | |
Rouzbeh Cheshmi | 1 | 2022 | |
Ramin Rezaeian | 1 | 2022 |