AFC ยท IRN
Iran
Persian-speaking heir to ancient empires, of poetry and saffron; Team Melli are Asian qualifying regulars.
Head coach
Amir Ghalenoei
Ardeshir "Amir" Ghalenoei is an Iranian football coach and former player who currently manages Iran national football team.
Preferred shape
4-2-3-1
World Cup pedigree
Best: Group stage
6 World Cup appearances, counting 2026
Qualifier record
11W ยท 4D ยท 1L โ 37 pts in 16 games
Qualifier goals
35 for ยท 12 against (+23)
Matches
Qualifying campaign
16 matches ยท 11W 4D 1L
Group E ยท Nov 2023
vs
Hong Kong
W
4โ0
Group E ยท Nov 2023
at
Uzbekistan
D
2โ2
Group E ยท Mar 2024
vs
Turkmenistan
W
5โ0
Group E ยท Mar 2024
at
Turkmenistan
W
0โ1
Group E ยท Jun 2024
at
Hong Kong
W
2โ4
Group E ยท Jun 2024
vs
Uzbekistan
D
0โ0
Group A ยท Sep 2024
vs
Kyrgyzstan
W
1โ0
Group A ยท Sep 2024
at
United Arab Emirates
W
0โ1
Group A ยท Oct 2024
at
Uzbekistan
D
0โ0
Group A ยท Oct 2024
vs
Qatar
W
4โ1
Group A ยท Nov 2024
at
North Korea
W
2โ3
Group A ยท Nov 2024
at
Kyrgyzstan
W
2โ3
Group A ยท Mar 2025
vs
United Arab Emirates
W
2โ0
Group A ยท Mar 2025
vs
Uzbekistan
D
2โ2
Group A ยท Jun 2025
at
Qatar
L
1โ0
Group A ยท Jun 2025
vs
North Korea
W
3โ0
Community
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Squad
Goalkeepers
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alireza Beiranvand | 86 | 0 | Tractor |
| 12 | Payam Niazmand | 15 | 0 | Persepolis |
| 22 | Hossein Hosseini | 13 | 0 | Sepahan |
Defenders
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Saleh Hardani | 18 | 1 | Esteghlal |
| 3 | Ehsan Hajsafi | 146 | 7 | Sepahan |
| 4 | Shojae Khalilzadeh | 58 | 2 | Tractor |
| 5 | Milad Mohammadi | 76 | 1 | Persepolis |
| 13 | Hossein Kanaanizadegan | 65 | 6 | Persepolis |
| 17 | Aria Yousefi | 14 | 1 | Sepahan |
| 19 | Ali Nemati | 17 | 0 | Foolad |
| 23 | Ramin Rezaeian | 74 | 8 | Foolad |
| 25 | Danial Eiri | 0 | 0 | Malavan |
Midfielders
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Saeid Ezatolahi | 83 | 2 | Shabab Al Ahli |
| 7 | Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 98 | 17 | Dender |
| 8 | Mohammad Mohebi | 36 | 14 | Rostov |
| 14 | Saman Ghoddos | 68 | 3 | Kalba |
| 15 | Rouzbeh Cheshmi | 40 | 3 | Esteghlal |
| 16 | Mehdi Torabi | 52 | 7 | Tractor |
| 21 | Mohammad Ghorbani | 16 | 0 | Al Wahda |
| 26 | Amirmohammad Razzaghinia | 4 | 0 | Esteghlal |
Forwards
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Mehdi Taremi | 105 | 60 | Olympiacos |
| 10 | Mehdi Ghayedi | 30 | 10 | Al Nasr |
| 11 | Ali Alipour | 14 | 1 | Persepolis |
| 18 | Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh | 18 | 5 | Tractor |
| 20 | Shahriyar Moghanlou | 21 | 2 | Kalba |
| 24 | Dennis Eckert | 0 | 0 | Standard Liรจge |