Iran at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
Iran participated in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. This was their third appearance.
World Cup Squad
| Number / Name | Club | Birthdate | Pld | Goals | YC | RC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | Ebrahim Mirzapour | Foolad | 16.09.1978 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Vahid Talebloo | Esteghlal | 26.05.1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Hassan Roudbarian | Pas | 06.07.1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 3 | Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh | Saba Battery | 11.09.1972 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Yahya Golmohammadi | Saba Battery | 16.03.1971 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Rahman Rezaei | Messina | 20.02.1975 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Hossein Kaebi | Foolad | 23.09.1985 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Amir Hossein Sadeqi | Esteghlal | 06.09.1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Mohammad Nosrati | Pas | 10.01.1982 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 2 | Mehdi Mahdavikia | Hamburger SV | 24.07.1977 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Javad Nekounam | Al-Sharjah | 07.09.1980 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Ferydoon Zandi | Kaiserslautern | 26.04.1979 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Ali Karimi | Bayern Munich | 08.11.1978 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Andranik Teymourian | Abu Moslem | 06.03.1983 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Moharram Navidkia | VfL Bochum | 01.11.1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Mehrzad Madanchi | Persepolis | 10.01.1985 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Masoud Shojaei | Saipa F.C. | 09.06.1984 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 9 | Vahid Hashemian | Hannover 96 | 21.07.1976 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Ali Daei (captain) | Saba Battery | 21.03.1969 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Rasoul Khatibi | Sepahan | 22.09.1978 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Arash Borhani | Pas | 14.09.1983 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Reza Enayati | Esteghlal | 23.09.1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Javad Kazemian | Persepolis | 23.04.1981 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Coach | |||||||
| Branko Ivanković | 27.02.1943 | ||||||
Pld = matches played, YC = yellow cards, RC = red cards.
Matches
All times local (UTC+2)
Round Robin
See also: 2006 FIFA World Cup - Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portugal |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
 Mexico |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
 Angola |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
 Iran |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
First Round
Iran vs Mexico
Sunday, June 11, 2006 - 18:00
FIFA World Cup Stadium Nuremberg, Nuremberg - Attendance: 41,000
| Mexico |
3 – 1 | Iran |
Bravo  28' 76' |
(1 – 1) | Golmohammadi 36' |
| Zinha 79' |
(Report) |
| IRAN: | ||||
| GK | 1 | Ebrahim Mirzapour | ||
| RB | 13 | Hossein Kaebi | ||
| CB | 4 | Yahya Golmohammadi | ||
| CB | 5 | Rahman Rezaei | ||
| LB | 20 | Mohammad Nosrati |  81' | |
| RM | 2 | Mehdi Mahdavikia | ||
| CM | 6 | Javad Nekounam |  55' | |
| CM | 8 | Ali Karimi | 62' | |
| LM | 14 | Andranik Teymourian | ||
| CF | 9 | Vahid Hashemian | ||
| CF | 10 | Ali Daei (c) | ||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| MF | 21 | Mehrzad Madanchi |  62' | |
| FW | 15 | Arash Borhani | 81' | |
| Coach: | ||||
| Branko Ivanković | ||||
- Referee: Roberto Rosetti
- Assistant referees:
- Cristiano Copelli
- Alessandro Stagnoli
- Cristiano Copelli
- Fourth official: Jerome Damon
- Fifth official: Enock Molefe
- Man of the match: Omar Bravo
Second Round
Iran vs Portugal
Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 15:00
FIFA World Cup Stadium Frankfurt, Frankfurt - Attendance: 48,000
| Portugal |
2 – 0 | Iran |
| Deco 63' |
(0 – 0) | |
| C. Ronaldo 80' (pen.) |
(Report) |
| IRAN: | ||||
| GK | 1 | Ebrahim Mirzapour | ||
| RB | 13 | Hossein Kaebi | 73' | |
| CB | 5 | Rahman Rezaei | ||
| CB | 4 | Yahya Golmohammadi (c) | 88' | 88' |
| LB | 20 | Mohammad Nosrati | ||
| CM | 6 | Javad Nekounam | 20' | |
| CM | 14 | Andranik Teymourian | ||
| RW | 2 | Mehdi Mahdavikia | ||
| AM | 8 | Ali Karimi | 65' | |
| LW | 21 | Mehrzad Madanchi | 32' | 66' |
| CF | 9 | Vahid Hashemian | ||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| MF | 7 | Ferydoon Zandi | 65' | |
| FW | 11 | Rasoul Khatibi | 66' | |
| DF | 3 | Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh | 88' | |
| Coach: | ||||
| Branko Ivanković | ||||
- Referee: Éric Poulat
- Assistant referees:
- Mohammed Guezzaz
- Brahim Djezzar
- Mohammed Guezzaz
- Fourth official: Lionel Dagorne
- Fifth official: Vincent Texier
- Man of the match: Deco
Third Round
Iran vs Angola
Wednesday, June 21, 2006 - 16:00
Zentralstadion, Leipzig - Attendance: 38,000
| Iran |
1 – 1 | Angola |
| Bakhtiarizadeh 75' |
(0 – 0) | Flavio 60' |
| (Report) |
| IRAN: | ||||
| GK | 1 | Ebrahim Mirzapour | ||
| RB | 13 | Hossein Kaebi | 67' | |
| CB | 3 | Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh | ||
| CB | 5 | Rahman Rezaei | ||
| LB | 20 | Mohammad Nosrati | 13' | |
| CM | 14 | Andranik Teymourian | 55' | |
| CM | 7 | Ferydoon Zandi | 90+1' | |
| RW | 2 | Mehdi Mahdavikia | ||
| AM | 9 | Vahid Hashemian | 39' | |
| LW | 21 | Mehrzad Madanchi | 37' | |
| CF | 10 | Ali Daei (c) | ||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| MF | 23 | Masoud Shojaei | 13' | |
| FW | 11 | Rasoul Khatibi | 39' | |
| FW | 15 | Arash Borhani | 67' | |
| Coach: | ||||
| Branko Ivanković | ||||
- Referee: Mark Shield
- Assistant referees:
- Nathan Gibson
- Ben Wilson
- Nathan Gibson
- Fourth official: Carlos Simon
- Fifth official: Aristeu Tavares
- Man of the match: Zé Kalanga
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