Iran at the FIFA World Cup

Iran have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on four occasions in 1978, 1998, 2006,2014, and 2018.

Record at the World Cup

World Cup Finals											World Cup Qualifications
Hosts/Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	Squad		GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1930 to 1970	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1974	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		8	5	1	2	9	6
1978	Round 1	14th	3	0	1	2	2	8	Squad		12	10	2	0	20	3
1982	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1986	Disqualified	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1990	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		6	5	0	1	12	5
1994	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		11	5	3	3	23	13
1998	Round 1	20th	3	1	0	2	2	4	Squad		17	8	6	3	57	17
2002	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		14	9	3	2	36	9
2006	Round 1	25th	3	0	1	2	2	6	Squad		12	9	1	2	29	7
2010	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		14	5	8	1	15	9
2014	Round 1	28th	3	0	1	2	1	4	Squad		16	10	4	2	30	7
Total	-	4/20	12	1	3	8	7	22	-		110	66	28	16	230	76

Iran at Argentina 1978

Group 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Peru	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	5
Netherlands	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2	3
Scotland	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	3
Iran	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	1

Netherlands  v  Iran

3 June 1978 16:45 ART

Netherlands	3 – 0	Iran
Rensenbrink  40' (pen.), 62', 78' (pen.)	Report

Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza Attendance: 33,431 Referee: Alfonso González Archundia (Mexico)

Scotland  v  Iran

7 June 1978 16:45 ART

Scotland	1 – 1	Iran
Eskandarian  43' (o.g.)	Report	Danaeifard  60'

Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba Attendance: 7,938 Referee: Youssou N'Diaye (Senegal)

Peru  v  Iran

11 June 1978 16:45 ART

Peru	4 – 1	Iran
Velásquez  2' Cubillas  36' (pen.), 39' (pen.), 79'	Report	Rowshan  41'

Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba Attendance: 21,262 Referee: Alojzy Jarguz (Poland)

Iran at France 1998

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
Yugoslavia	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7
Iran	3	1	0	2	2	4	-2	3
United States	3	0	0	3	1	5	-4	0

Yugoslavia  v  Iran

14 June 1998 17:30

Yugoslavia	1 – 0	Iran
Mihajlović  72'	(Report)

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance: 30,392 Referee: Alberto Tejada (Peru)

United States  v  Iran

21 June 1998 21:00

United States	1 – 2	Iran
McBride  87'	(Report)	Estili  40' Mahdavikia  84'

Stade Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 39,100 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Germany  v  Iran

25 June 1998 21:00

Germany	2 – 0	Iran
Bierhoff  50' Klinsmann  57'	(Report)

Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Attendance: 29,800 Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay)

Iran at Germany 2006

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Portugal	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	9
Mexico	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
Angola	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
Iran	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

Mexico  v  Iran

11 June 2006 18:00

Mexico	3 – 1	Iran
Bravo  28', 76' Zinha  79'	(Report)	Golmohammadi  36'

FIFA WM Stadion Nürnberg, Nuremberg Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Portugal  v  Iran

17 June 2006 15:00

Portugal	2 – 0	Iran
Deco  63' Ronaldo  80' (pen.)	(Report)

FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Éric Poulat (France)

Iran  v  Angola

21 June 2006 16:00

Iran	1 – 1	Angola
Bakhtiarizadeh  75'	(Report)	Flávio  60'

Zentralstadion, Leipzig Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

Iran at Brazil 2014

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	3	3	0	0	6	3	+3	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Nigeria	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
4	Iran	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Iran  v  Nigeria

16 June 2014 16:00 UTC−3

Iran	0–0	Nigeria
	Report

Arena da Baixada, Curitiba Attendance: 39,081 Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

Argentina  v  Iran

21 June 2014 13:00 UTC−3

Argentina	1–0	Iran
Messi  90+1'	Report

Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Attendance: 57,698 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Iran

25 June 2014 13:00 UTC−3

Bosnia and Herzegovina	3–1	Iran
Džeko  23' Pjanić  59' Vršajević  83'	Report	Ghoochannejhad  82'

Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador Attendance: 48,011 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

References

External links

• FIFA Match Results for all Stages 1930–2006
• FIFA official site