The Iran national football team is the national team of Iran and is controlled by the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation and is one of the strongest teams in Asia. It recorded their first win in the World Cup finals in 1998, 2-1 against the USA. Iran won the Asian Cup three times in a row (1968, 1972, 1976) and have finished third four times.
World Cup record
- 1930 to 1970 - Did not enter
- 1974 - Did not qualify
- 1978 - Round 1
- 1982 - Withdrew
- 1986 - Disqualified for refusal to play at neutral sites
- 1990 - Did not qualify
- 1994 - Did not qualify
- 1998 - Round 1
- 2002 - Did not qualify
Asian Cup record
Current Squad
Goalkeepers
- 1-Ebrahim Mirzapour- Foulad Khuzestan
- 21-Mehdi Rahmati - Sepahan Esfahan
- 22-Mohammad Mohammadi - Persepolis Tehran
Defenders
- 4-Yahya GolMohammadi - Persepolis Tehran
- 5-Rahman Rezaei - FC.Messina,Italy
- 19-Jalal Kameli Mofrad-Foulad Khuzestan
- 20-Mohammad Nosrati -Paas Tehran
- 18-Ali Badaavi - Foulad Khuzestan
- 13-Hossein Kaebi -Al-Saad, Qatar
- 27-Sattar Zar'e - Bargh Shiraz
Midfielders
- 6-Javad Nekounam - Pas Teheran
- 14-Moharram Navidkia - VFL.Bochum,Germany
- 22-Ali-Reza Nikbakht Vahdedi - Esteghlal Teheran
- 17-Iman Mobali - Foulad Khuzestan
- 12-Ferydoon Zandi-FC.Kaiserslautern, Germany
- 26-Mohammad Alavi -Foulad Khuzestan
Strikers
- 10-Ali Daei - Saba Battery Tehran
- 9-Vahid Hashemian - FC.Bayern Munich, Germany
- 8-Ali Karimi - Al Ahly, UAE
- 2-Mehdi Mahdavikia - Hamburger SV, Germany
- 16-Reza Enayati - Esteghlal Teheran
- 15-Arash Borhani - Paas Tehran
- 11-Khodadad Azizi - Paas Tehran
- 7-Javad Kazemian - Persepolis Tehran
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