Iran

World Cup 2026 - Ranking of third-placed teams Est. 1920 Imam Reza Stadium (25,000)

Form W L D D W L L D W W

12 Played 5 Wins 3 Draws 4 Losses 20 Goals For 9 Goals Against +11 Goal Diff 42% Win Rate 6 Clean Sheets

Next Match

International Friendlies Tue 14 Oct 2025

Iran

14:00

Chile

Season Record

5 Won 3 Drawn 4 Lost

Wins 41.7% Draws 25% Losses 33.3%

World Cup 2026 - Ranking of third-placed teams

Full draw

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	USA	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Haiti	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Algeria	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Senegal	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Ghana	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Cape Verde Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Tunisia	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Ivory Coast	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Congo DR	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Iran	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Competitions

World Cup 12

International Friendlies 7

CAFA Nations Cup 4

World Cup - Qualification Asia 52

Asian Cup 20

Fun Facts

⚽ 1.7 Avg goals per match

🏠 50% Home win rate

✈ 33% Away win rate

💪 6 Clean sheets

🏆 46 Top scorer - M. Taremi

Recent Results

International Friendlies

International Friendlies Tue 31 Mar 2026

Costa Rica

0 - 5 FT

Iran

Corendon Airlines Park

International Friendlies

International Friendlies Fri 27 Mar 2026

Iran

1 - 2 FT

Nigeria

Corendon Airlines Park

International Friendlies

International Friendlies Tue 18 Nov 2025

International Friendlies

International Friendlies Thu 13 Nov 2025

Iran

0 - 0 PEN

Cape Verde Islands

Hazza bin Zayed Stadium

International Friendlies

International Friendlies Tue 14 Oct 2025

Performance by Competition

World Cup - Qualification Asia 31 matches

23 W 5 D 3 L 68-19 goals +49 GD

FORM W W D L W

10 Jun

vs North Korea 3-0 W 05 Jun

@ Qatar 0-1 L 25 Mar

vs Uzbekistan 2-2 D 20 Mar

vs United Arab Emirates 2-0 W 19 Nov

@ Kyrgyzstan 3-2 W 14 Nov

@ North Korea 3-2 W 15 Oct

vs Qatar 4-1 W 10 Oct

@ Uzbekistan 0-0 D 10 Sep

@ United Arab Emirates 1-0 W 05 Sep

vs Kyrgyzstan 1-0 W

International Friendlies 6 matches

2 W 2 D 2 L 9-4 goals +5 GD

FORM W D D L W

31 Mar

@ Costa Rica 5-0 W 27 Mar

vs Nigeria 1-2 L 18 Nov

@ Uzbekistan 0-0 D 13 Nov

vs Cape Verde Islands 0-0 D 14 Oct

vs Tanzania 2-0 W 10 Oct

@ Russia 1-2 L

Asian Cup 6 matches

4 W 1 D 1 L 12-7 goals +5 GD

FORM W W D W L

07 Feb

vs Qatar 2-3 L 03 Feb

vs Japan 2-1 W 31 Jan

vs Syria 1-1 D 23 Jan

vs United Arab Emirates 2-1 W 19 Jan

@ Hong Kong 1-0 W 14 Jan

vs Palestine 4-1 W

CAFA Nations Cup 4 matches

2 W 1 D 1 L 8-4 goals +4 GD

FORM W W D L

08 Sep

vs Uzbekistan 0-1 L 04 Sep

@ Tajikistan 2-2 D 01 Sep

@ India 3-0 W 29 Aug

vs Afghanistan 3-1 W

World Cup 3 matches

1 W 0 D 2 L 4-7 goals -3 GD

FORM L W L

29 Nov

vs USA 0-1 L 25 Nov

@ Wales 2-0 W 21 Nov

@ England 2-6 L

Most Appearances E. Hajisafi 116 appearances - 6 goals

Goalkeepers (3)

A. Beiranvand 33 yrs Iran 66 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists World Cup - Qualification Asia: 25 apps Friendlies: 24 apps Asian Cup: 12 apps World Cup: 5 apps

H. Hosseini 33 yrs Iran 9 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 7 apps World Cup: 2 apps

P. Niazmand 30 yrs Iran 7 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 7 apps

Defenders (14)

E. Hajisafi 35 yrs Iran 116 apps - 6 goals - 0 assists

R. Rezaeian 35 yrs Iran 65 apps - 4 goals - 1 assists

M. Mohammadi 32 yrs Iran 57 apps - 1 goals - 1 assists

H. Kanani 31 yrs Iran 46 apps - 4 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 18 apps, 3g World Cup - Qualification Asia: 18 apps, 1g Asian Cup: 9 apps World Cup: 1 apps

S. Khalilzadeh 36 yrs Iran 39 apps - 2 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 19 apps World Cup - Qualification Asia: 12 apps, 1g Asian Cup: 5 apps, 1g WAFF Championship: 3 apps

M. Hosseini 29 yrs Iran 29 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists

S. Moharrami 29 yrs Iran 29 apps - 1 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 13 apps, 1g World Cup - Qualification Asia: 12 apps Asian Cup: 3 apps World Cup: 1 apps

M. Naderi 29 yrs Iran 4 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists CAFA Nations Cup: 2 apps World Cup - Qualification Asia: 1 apps World Cup: 1 apps

D. Esmaeilifar 32 yrs Iran 2 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 1 apps World Cup - Qualification Asia: 1 apps

M. Hazbavi 22 yrs Iran 2 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 2 apps

S. Fallah 24 yrs Iran 2 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 2 apps

A. Yousefi 23 yrs Iran 2 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 2 apps

A. Nemati 29 yrs Iran 1 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 1 apps

H. Abarghouei 29 yrs 1 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 1 apps

Midfielders (11)

S. Ezatolahi 29 yrs Iran 65 apps - 1 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 28 apps World Cup - Qualification Asia: 26 apps, 1g Asian Cup: 6 apps World Cup: 5 apps

O. Ebrahimi 38 yrs Iran 60 apps - 1 goals - 0 assists

S. Ghoddos 32 yrs Iran 49 apps - 3 goals - 3 assists Friendlies: 24 apps, 2g, 1a Asian Cup: 12 apps, 1g, 2a World Cup - Qualification Asia: 9 apps World Cup: 4 apps

M. Torabi 31 yrs Iran 45 apps - 7 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 22 apps, 6g World Cup - Qualification Asia: 12 apps, 1g Asian Cup: 8 apps World Cup: 3 apps

A. Gholizadeh 29 yrs Iran 33 apps - 6 goals - 2 assists Friendlies: 14 apps, 3g, 1a World Cup - Qualification Asia: 14 apps, 3g World Cup: 3 apps, 1a Asian Cup: 2 apps

R. Cheshmi 32 yrs Iran 32 apps - 3 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 18 apps, 2g Asian Cup: 9 apps World Cup: 3 apps, 1g World Cup - Qualification Asia: 2 apps

O. Noorafkan 28 yrs Iran 20 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 12 apps World Cup - Qualification Asia: 8 apps

M. Ghaedi 27 yrs Iran 16 apps - 6 goals - 0 assists Asian Cup: 6 apps, 2g World Cup - Qualification Asia: 6 apps, 1g Friendlies: 4 apps, 3g

M. Mohebi 27 yrs Iran 16 apps - 5 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 7 apps, 2g Asian Cup: 6 apps, 1g World Cup - Qualification Asia: 3 apps, 2g

M. Ghorbani 24 yrs Iran 4 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 4 apps

M. Hosseinnezhad 22 yrs Iran 2 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 2 apps

Forwards (12)

K. Ansarifard 35 yrs Iran 98 apps - 26 goals - 0 assists

M. Taremi ★ 33 yrs Iran 83 apps - 46 goals - 3 assists

A. Jahanbakhsh 32 yrs Iran 81 apps - 16 goals - 1 assists

S. Azmoun 30 yrs Iran 74 apps - 44 goals - 3 assists World Cup - Qualification Asia: 28 apps, 21g Friendlies: 24 apps, 15g Asian Cup: 16 apps, 8g, 3a World Cup: 6 apps

A. Sayyadmanesh 24 yrs Iran 12 apps - 1 goals - 1 assists Friendlies: 4 apps, 1g World Cup - Qualification Asia: 4 apps World Cup: 4 apps, 1a

S. Moghanlou 31 yrs Iran 12 apps - 2 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 6 apps, 2g Asian Cup: 6 apps

R. Asadi 29 yrs Iran 10 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Asian Cup: 6 apps Friendlies: 4 apps

A. Hosseinzadeh 25 yrs Iran 8 apps - 1 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 6 apps, 1g World Cup - Qualification Asia: 2 apps

A. Alipour 30 yrs Iran 5 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 5 apps

M. Hashemnejad 24 yrs Iran 4 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 4 apps

M. Mohebi 25 yrs Iran 2 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 2 apps

K. Taheri 19 yrs Iran 1 apps - 0 goals - 0 assists Friendlies: 1 apps

Season Form - Last 10 Matches

Home vs Away

🏠

Home

Played6

Wins3

Draws1

Losses2

Goals For0

Goals Against0

Win Rate50%

✈

Away

Played6

Wins2

Draws2

Losses2

Goals For0

Goals Against0

Win Rate33%

Discipline

Yellow Cards 0

Red Cards 0

Season-by-Season Record

Season	League	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	CS	Win%	Formation
2026/27	World Cup - Qualification Asia	16	11	4	1	35	12	23	9	69%	4-2-3-1
2026/27	International Friendlies	2	1	0	1	6	2	4	1	50%
2025/26	International Friendlies	4	2	0	2	4	3	1	2	50%	4-3-3
2024/25	International Friendlies	2	2	0	0	7	1	6	1	100%
2023/24	International Friendlies	6	5	1	0	15	3	12	3	83%	4-4-1-1
2023/24	Asian Cup	6	4	1	1	12	7	5	1	67%	4-2-3-1
2020/21	International Friendlies	2	2	0	0	4	1	3	1	100%
2018/19	International Friendlies	10	7	1	2	14	6	8	5	70%	4-4-2
2018/19	World Cup - Qualification Asia	18	12	6	0	36	5	31	14	67%	4-3-3
2015/16	Asian Cup	4	3	1	0	7	3	4	3	75%
2014/15	World Cup	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3	1	0%
2011/12	Asian Cup	4	3	0	1	6	2	4	2	75%