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(Redirected from Iran at the 1998 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.

Record at the FIFA World Cup qualification

As of 1 April 2024

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

Record at the FIFA World Cup

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										Not a FIFA member
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	Did not qualify									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

Main article: 1978 FIFA World Cup Group 4

Pos	Team v t e	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	Advance to second round
3	Scotland	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	3
4	Iran	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	1

Source: FIFA 3 June 197816:45 ART

Netherlands	3–0	Iran
Rensenbrink 40' (pen.), 62', 78' (pen.)	Report

Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, MendozaAttendance: 33,431Referee: Alfonso González Archundia (Mexico)

7 June 197816:45 ART

Scotland	1–1	Iran
Eskandarian 43' (o.g.)	Report	Danaeifard 60'

Estadio Chateau Carreras, CórdobaAttendance: 7,938Referee: Youssou N'Diaye (Senegal)

11 June 197816:45 ART

Peru	4–1	Iran
Velásquez 2' Cubillas 36' (pen.), 39' (pen.), 79'	Report	Rowshan 41'

Estadio Chateau Carreras, CórdobaAttendance: 21,262Referee: Alojzy Jarguz (Poland)

France 1998

Group F

Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup Group F

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	FR Yugoslavia	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7	Advance to knockout stage
3	Iran	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
4	United States	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	0

Source: FIFA 14 June 199817:30

FR Yugoslavia	1–0	Iran
Mihajlović 72'	(Report)

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-ÉtienneAttendance: 30,600Referee: Alberto Tejada (Peru)

21 June 199821:00

United States	1–2	Iran
McBride 87'	(Report)	Estili 40' Mahdavikia 84'

Stade Gerland, LyonAttendance: 39,100Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

25 June 199821:00

Germany	2–0	Iran
Bierhoff 50' Klinsmann 57'	(Report)

Stade de la Mosson, MontpellierAttendance: 29,800Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay)

Germany 2006

Group D

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup Group D

Pos	Team v t e	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	Advance to knockout stage
3	Angola	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
4	Iran	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria 11 June 200618:00

Mexico	3–1	Iran
Bravo 28', 76' Zinha 79'	(Report)	Golmohammadi 36'

FIFA WM Stadion Nürnberg, NurembergAttendance: 41,000Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

17 June 200615:00

Portugal	2–0	Iran
Deco 63' Ronaldo 80' (pen.)	(Report)

FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, FrankfurtAttendance: 48,000Referee: Éric Poulat (France)

21 June 200616:00

Iran	1–1	Angola
Bakhtiarizadeh 75'	(Report)	Flávio 60'

Zentralstadion, LeipzigAttendance: 38,000Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

Brazil 2014

Group F

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group F

Pos	Team v t e	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	Advance to knockout stage
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
4	Iran	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria 16 June 201416:00 UTC−3

Iran	0–0	Nigeria
	Report

Arena da Baixada, CuritibaAttendance: 39,081Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

21 June 201413:00 UTC−3

Argentina	1–0	Iran
Messi 90+1'	Report

Estádio Mineirão, Belo HorizonteAttendance: 57,698Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

25 June 201413:00 UTC−3

Bosnia and Herzegovina	3–1	Iran
Džeko 23' Pjanić 59' Vršajević 83'	Report	Ghoochannejhad 82'

Arena Fonte Nova, SalvadorAttendance: 48,011Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Russia 2018

Group B

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group B

Pos	Team v t e	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	Advance to knockout stage
3	Iran	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	Morocco	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers 15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)18:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Morocco	0–1	Iran
	Report	Bouhaddouz 90+5' (o.g.)

Krestovsky Stadium, Saint PetersburgAttendance: 62,548Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

20 June 2018 (2018-06-20)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Iran	0–1	Spain
	Report	Costa 54'

Kazan Arena, KazanAttendance: 42,718Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

25 June 2018 (2018-06-25)21:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Iran	1–1	Portugal
Ansarifard 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Quaresma 45'

Mordovia Arena, SaranskAttendance: 41,685Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

Qatar 2022

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. Prior to the match, captain Ehsan Hajsafi, said that the team support protestors.

Group B

Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup Group B

Pos	Team v t e	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	Advanced to knockout stage
3	Iran	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	3
4	Wales	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers 21 November 2022 (2022-11-21)16:00

England	6–2	Iran
Bellingham 35' Saka 43', 62' Sterling 45+1' Rashford 71' Grealish 90'	Report	Taremi 65', 90+13' (pen.)

Khalifa International Stadium, Al RayyanAttendance: 45,334Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

25 November 2022 (2022-11-25)13:00

Wales	0–2	Iran
	Report	Cheshmi 90+8' Rezaeian 90+11'

Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al RayyanAttendance: 40,875Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

29 November 2022 (2022-11-29)22:00

Iran	0–1	United States
	Report	Pulisic 38'

Al Thumama Stadium, DohaAttendance: 42,127Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

By match

World Cup	Round	Opponent	Score	Result	Iran scorer(s)
1978	Group 4	Netherlands	0–3	L
		Scotland	1–1	D	Danaeifard 60'
		Peru	1–4	L	Rowshan 41'
1998	Group F	FR Yugoslavia	0–1	L
		United States	2–1	W	Estili 40', Mahdavikia 84'
		Germany	0–2	L
2006	Group D	Mexico	1–3	L	Golmohammadi 36'
		Portugal	0–2	L
		Angola	1–1	D	Bakhtiarizadeh 75'
2014	Group F	Nigeria	0–0	D
		Argentina	0–1	L
		Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–3	L	Ghoochannejhad 82'
2018	Group B	Morocco	1–0	W	Bouhaddouz 90+5' (o.g.)
		Spain	0–1	L
		Portugal	1–1	D	Ansarifard 90+3' (pen.)
2022	Group B	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
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
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

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.
^ "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

Iran FIFA World Cup squads

v t e Iran squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup
1 Hejazi 2 Danaeifard 3 Fariba 4 Bishkar 5 Allahverdi 6 Nayebagha 7 Parvin (c) 8 Ghasempour 9 Sadeghi 10 Rowshan 11 Ghashghaean 12 Mavaddat 13 Majd Teymouri 14 Nazari 15 Eskandarian 16 Nouraei 17 Jahani 18 Faraki 19 Shojaei 20 Abdollahi 21 Kazerani 22 Korbekandi Coach: Mohajerani

v t e Iran squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Abedzadeh (c) 2 Mahdavikia 3 Saadavi 4 Khakpour 5 Peyrovani 6 Bagheri 7 Mansourian 8 Dinmohammadi 9 Estili 10 Daei 11 Azizi 12 Nakisa 13 Latifi 14 Mohammadkhani 15 Ostad-Asadi 16 Shahroudi 17 Zarincheh 18 Hamedani 19 Seraj 20 Pashazadeh 21 Minavand 22 Boroumand Coach: Talebi

v t e Iran squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Mirzapour 2 Mahdavikia 3 Bakhtiarizadeh 4 Golmohammadi 5 Rezaei 6 Nekounam 7 Zandi 8 Karimi 9 Hashemian 10 Daei (c) 11 Khatibi 12 Roudbarian 13 Kaebi 14 Teymourian 15 Borhani 16 Enayati 17 Kazemian 18 Navidkia 19 Sadeghi 20 Nosrati 21 Madanchi 22 Talebloo 23 Shojaei Coach: Ivanković

v t e Iran squad – 2014 FIFA World Cup
1 Ahmadi 2 Heydari 3 Hajsafi 4 Hosseini 5 Sadeghi 6 Nekounam (c) 7 Shojaei 8 R. Haghighi 9 Jahanbakhsh 10 Ansarifard 11 Haddadifar 12 A. Haghighi 13 Mahini 14 Teymourian 15 Montazeri 16 Ghoochannejhad 17 Alenemeh 18 Rahmani 19 Beikzadeh 20 Beitashour 21 Dejagah 22 Davari 23 Pooladi Coach: Queiroz

v t e Iran squad – 2018 FIFA World Cup
1 Beiranvand 2 Torabi 3 Hajsafi 4 Cheshmi 5 Mohammadi 6 Ezatolahi 7 Shojaei (c) 8 Pouraliganji 9 Ebrahimi 10 Ansarifard 11 Amiri 12 Mazaheri 13 Khanzadeh 14 Ghoddos 15 Montazeri 16 Ghoochannejhad 17 Taremi 18 Jahanbakhsh 19 Hosseini 20 Azmoun 21 Dejagah 22 Abedzadeh 23 Rezaeian Coach: Queiroz

v t e Iran squad – 2022 FIFA World Cup
1 Beiranvand 2 Moharrami 3 Hajsafi (c) 4 Khalilzadeh 5 Mohammadi 6 Ezatolahi 7 Jahanbakhsh 8 Pouraliganji 9 Taremi 10 Ansarifard 11 Amiri 12 Niazmand 13 Kanaanizadegan 14 Ghoddos 15 Cheshmi 16 Torabi 17 Gholizadeh 18 Karimi 19 M. Hosseini 20 Azmoun 21 Nourollahi 22 Abedzadeh 23 Rezaeian 24 H. Hosseini 25 Jalali Coach: Queiroz

v t e Iran national football team
General	Football Federation of Iran History Managers Notable matches
Venues	Azadi Stadium (1972–present), Amjadieh Stadium (1942–1972) National Football Camp (training)
Statistics	All-time match results All-time record Records All-time goalscorers
Players	Players (by caps) Captains International players Expatriate players
Goals	Ali Daei Sardar Azmoun Mehdi Taremi
World Cup Finals	Summary 1978 1998 2006 2014 2018 2022
AFC Asian Cup Finals	Summary 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 2027
Other tournaments	The Olympics Asian Games West Asian Championship CAFA Nations Cup ECO Cup LG Cup West Asian Games Afro-Asian Cup of Nations Confederations Cup Iran Cup Cyrus Cup
Culture	Rivalries Iraq Saudi Arabia Political protests
Senior	Men's results 1941–59 1960–79 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
Other Iran teams	Women's (Results) Men's B Men's U23 Men's U20 Women's U20 Men's U17 Women's U17 Men's futsal Women's futsal Men's beach soccer

v t e Countries at the FIFA World Cup
Team appearances All-time table
AFC	Australia China Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Kuwait North Korea Qatar Saudi Arabia South Korea United Arab Emirates
CAF	Algeria Angola Cameroon DR Congo Egypt Ghana Ivory Coast Morocco Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Tunisia
CONCACAF	Canada Costa Rica Cuba El Salvador Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Panama Trinidad and Tobago United States
CONMEBOL	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay
OFC	New Zealand
UEFA	Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark East Germany England France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s). Have been member of multiple confederations. Team and national federation no longer exist.

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Record at the FIFA World Cup qualification

Record at the FIFA World Cup

Argentina 1978

Group 4

France 1998

Group F

Germany 2006

Group D

Brazil 2014

Group F

Russia 2018

Group B

Qatar 2022

Group B

By match

Records

Most appearances

Most goals

See also

References

External links