| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1  Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
2  Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
3  Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
4  New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 1 |
About
World Cup story
Iran have six previous World Cups and have never advanced past the group stage. 2026 is their fourth straight qualification — a measure of modern Asian consistency.
- Appearances
- 6
- Best finish
- Group stage
- First appearance
- 1978
- Titles
- —
Squad watch
Key men
MOST CAPS
Ehsan Hajsafi
146 capsTOP SCORER
Mehdi Taremi
60 goalsAVERAGE AGE
26 players
29.8 yrs
Road to 2026
Qualifying recap
- D
v Uzbekistan 2–2
2025-03-25 · Home · WC qualifying · Mar 2025
- L
v Qatar 0–1
2025-06-05 · Away · WC qualifying · Jun 2025
- W
v North Korea 3–0
2025-06-10 · Home · WC qualifying · Jun 2025
World Cup 2026
Before the World Cup · warm-ups & qualifiers
Iran
MaliIran
GambiaIran
Costa RicaIran
Nigeria
UzbekistanIranSquad
26-man roster
Coach Amir Ghalenoei
GOALKEEPERS
3- 1
Alireza Beiranvand
Tractor · 33y
86 caps
- 12
Payam Niazmand
Persepolis · 31y
15 caps
- 22
Hossein Hosseini
Sepahan · 33y
13 caps
DEFENDERS
9- 2
Saleh Hardani
Esteghlal · 27y
18 caps
1 goals
- 3
Ehsan HajsafiC
Sepahan · 36y
146 caps
7 goals
- 4
Shojae Khalilzadeh
Tractor · 37y
58 caps
2 goals
- 5
Milad Mohammadi
Persepolis · 32y
76 caps
1 goals
- 13
Hossein Kanaanizadegan
Persepolis · 32y
65 caps
6 goals
- 17
Aria Yousefi
Sepahan · 24y
14 caps
1 goals
- 19
Ali Nemati
Foolad · 30y
17 caps
- 23
Ramin Rezaeian
Foolad · 36y
74 caps
8 goals
- 25
Danial Eiri
Malavan · 22y
0 caps
MIDFIELDERS
8- 6
Saeid Ezatolahi
Shabab Al Ahli · 29y
83 caps
2 goals
- 7
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Dender · 32y
98 caps
17 goals
- 8
Mohammad Mohebi
Rostov · 27y
36 caps
14 goals
- 14
Saman Ghoddos
Kalba · 32y
68 caps
3 goals
- 15
Rouzbeh Cheshmi
Esteghlal · 32y
40 caps
3 goals
- 16
Mehdi Torabi
Tractor · 31y
52 caps
7 goals
- 21
Mohammad Ghorbani
Al Wahda · 24y
16 caps
- 26
Amirmohammad Razzaghinia
Esteghlal · 20y
4 caps
FORWARDS
6- 9
Mehdi Taremi
Olympiacos · 33y
105 caps
60 goals
- 10
Mehdi Ghayedi
Al Nasr · 27y
30 caps
10 goals
- 11
Ali Alipour
Persepolis · 30y
14 caps
1 goals
- 18
Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh
Tractor · 25y
18 caps
5 goals
- 20
Shahriyar Moghanlou
Kalba · 31y
21 caps
2 goals
- 24
Dennis Eckert
Standard Liège · 29y
0 caps
Tournament stats · World Cup 2026 only
Minutes played are not tracked yet — they arrive in a later data update.
LATEST NEWS
HEADLINES
3d ago
US security chief 'danced happy dance' after Iran exit
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4d ago
We did not do any favours - Rangnick
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5d ago
Are Iran the unluckiest side in World Cup history?
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6d ago
We have been treated unfairly by USA - Iran
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6d ago
Egypt through but late drama denies Iran guaranteed last 32 spot
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1w ago
VAR rules out late winner to deny Iran guaranteed last-32 spot
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1w ago
Why is there a World Cup 'pride match'?
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1w ago
Rainbow flags await Egypt and Iran at awkward Pride Match
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1w ago
Iran's US entry terms changed for final group game
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2w ago
Iran leave note asking for peace after Belgium draw
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