AFC · Grupo G
Irán
Federación de Fútbol de la República Islámica de Irán
About the team
La selección de Irán, conocida como Team Melli, representa a la República Islámica de Irán en competencias internacionales y está gobernada por la Federación de Fútbol de la República Islámica de Irán. Es reconocida por su sólida defensa y su presencia constante en la élite asiática. A pesar de nunca haber superado la fase de grupos en la Copa Mundial, es un equipo con gran tradición y estabilidad regional.
World Cup history
Irán ha clasificado en siete ediciones de la Copa Mundial (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022 y 2026), sin avanzar más allá de la fase de grupos. Ha conseguido victorias destacadas frente a Estados Unidos (1998), Marruecos (2018) y Gales (2022).
World Cup record
- Appearances
- 6
- Titles
- 0
- Runners-up
- 0
- Semi-finals
- 0
- Best finish
- Mejor: fase de grupos
- Last World Cup (result)
- 2022: fase de grupos
Last 5 matches before the World Cup
- Irán 1–1 Egypt27/06/2026 · 05:00 · World Cup · Group Stage - 3
- Irán 0–0 Belgium21/06/2026 · 21:00 · World Cup · Group Stage - 2
- Irán 2–2 New Zealand16/06/2026 · 03:00 · World Cup · Group Stage - 1
- Irán 2–0 Mali04/06/2026 · 18:30 · Friendly
- Irán 3–1 Gambia29/05/2026 · 17:30 · Friendly
Group standings· Grupo G
Group hub →| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bélgica | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| 2 | Egipto | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | Irán | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Nueva Zelanda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 1 |
Situation in the group
Irán are currently in position 3 of Grupo G.
Bélgica and Egipto top the group tied on 5 points.
Every group-stage match for this quartet is played: the table reflects the end of the opening round.
Egipto is second on 5 points with a 2-point cushion over Irán.
Irán is third, 2 points behind Egipto.
Squad
26 players
| # | Player | Position | Age | MP | Goals | Yel. | Red | Min | XI / sub | Profile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Beiranvand | Goalkeeper | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 3·0 | Profile → |
| 2 |  | Saleh Hardani | Defender | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1·1 | Profile → |
| 3 |  | E. Hajisafi | Defender | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 1·1 | Profile → |
| 4 |  | S. Khalilzadeh | Defender | 36 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 276 | 3·0 | Profile → |
| 5 |  | M. Mohammadi | Defender | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 2·1 | Profile → |
| 6 |  | S. Ezatolahi | Midfielder | 29 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 265 | 3·0 | Profile → |
| 7 |  | A. Jahanbakhsh | Midfielder | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0·2 | Profile → |
| 8 |  | M. Mohebi | Forward | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 3·0 | Profile → |
| 9 |  | M. Taremi | Forward | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 266 | 3·0 | Profile → |
| 10 |  | M. Ghaedi | Forward | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0·0 | Profile → |
| 11 |  | M. Ghorbani | Midfielder | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1·0 | Profile → |
| 12 |  | P. Niazmand | Goalkeeper | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0·0 | Profile → |
| 13 |  | H. Kanani | Defender | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 2·0 | Profile → |
| 14 |  | S. Ghoddos | Midfielder | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 3·0 | Profile → |
| 15 |  | R. Cheshmi | Midfielder | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0·0 | Profile → |
| 16 |  | M. Torabi | Midfielder | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0·1 | Profile → |
| 17 |  | A. Yousefi | Defender | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1·0 | Profile → |
| 18 |  | A. Hosseinzadeh | Forward | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0·2 | Profile → |
| 19 |  | A. Nemati | Defender | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0·0 | Profile → |
| 20 |  | A. Alipour | Forward | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0·1 | Profile → |
| 20 |  | S. Moghanlou | Forward | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 1·2 | Profile → |
| 22 |  | H. Hosseini | Goalkeeper | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0·0 | Profile → |
| 23 |  | R. Rezaeian | Defender | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 3·0 | Profile → |
| 24 |  | D. Eckert Ayensa | Forward | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0·0 | Profile → |
| 25 |  | D. Eiri | Defender | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0·0 | Profile → |
| 28 |  | A. Razzaghinia | Midfielder | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0·0 | Profile → |
Tournament stats
- Goals
- 3
- Assists
- 1
- Cards (yellow + red)
- 6
- Average possession
- 39%
- Shots (total)
- 36
- Matches played
- 3
Road to the final
- Group stageIrán: place 3 in Grupo G.
- Round of 32M77 · Group I Winners v Group C/D/F/G/H 3rd Place
- Round of 16M90 · Match 74 Winner v Match 77 Winner
- Quarter-finalsM97 · Match 89 Winner v Match 90 Winner
- Semi-finalsM101 · Match 97 Winner v Match 99 Winner
- FinalM104 · Match 101 Winner v Match 102 Winner
Knockout stage
When this team has ties outside the group stage, they will appear here.