Iran at the FIFA World Cup
Iran have appeared in the group stage of the FIFA World Cup on five occasions: in 1978, 1998, 2006, 2014 and 2018. They never managed to get through the group stage.
Iran national football team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
Record at the World Cup
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| Hosts/Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Squad | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
| 1930 to 1970 | Did not enter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
 | Did not qualify | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} | Round 1 | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Squad | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
 | Withdrew | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
 | Banned | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
 | Did not qualify | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | |
 | Did not qualify | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | |
 | Round 1 | 20th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 17 | |
  | Did not qualify | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 9 | |
| Round 1 | 25th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Squad | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 7 | |
 | Did not qualify | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 9 | |
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Round 1 | 28th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Squad | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 7 | |
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Round 1 | 18th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Squad | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 5 | |
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| Total | — | 5/21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 24 | — | 128 | 78 | 34 | 16 | 267 | 81 | |
Argentina 1978
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Group 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 3–0 | |
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Report |
| Scotland | 1–1 | |
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| Eskandarian |
Report | Danaeifard |
France 1998
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Group F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| FR Yugoslavia | 1–0 | |
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| Mihajlović |
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| United States | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| McBride |
(Report) | Estili Mahdavikia |
Germany 2006
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Brazil 2014
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Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Džeko Pjanić Vršajević |
Report | Ghoochannejhad |
Russia 2018
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Records
Most appearances
| No. | Name | Matches | World Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mehdi Mahdavikia | 6 | 1998 and 2006 |
| Andranik Teymourian | 6 | 2006 and 2014 | |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 6 | 2014 and 2018 | |
| Ehsan Hajsafi | 6 | 2014 and 2018 | |
| 5 | Ali Daei | 5 | 1998 and 2006 |
| Javad Nekounam | 5 | 2006 and 2014 | |
| Masoud Shojaei | 5 | 2006,2014 and 2018 | |
| 8 | Karim Ansarifard | 4 | 2014 and 2018 |
Most goals
There are eight Iranian players who have scored one goal each at FIFA World Cups:
| No. | Name | Goals | World Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 |
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