Iran national football team records and statistics (Learn how and when to remove this message ) Win Draw Loss This is a list of the Iran national football team 's competitive records.
Individual records
Appearances Most capped players As of 10 September 2024, the players with the most caps for Iran are:
Rank Player Career Caps Goals 1 Javad Nekounam 2000–2015 149 38 2 Ali Daei 1993–2006 148 108 3 Ehsan Hajsafi 2008–0000 142[ 1] 7 4 Ali Karimi 1998–2013 127 38 5 Jalal Hosseini 2007–2018 115 8 6 Mehdi Mahdavikia 1996–2009 110 13 7 Karim Ansarifard 2009– 104 30 8 Andranik Teymourian 2005–2016 101 9 9 Karim Bagheri 1993–2010 87 50 Masoud Shojaei 2004–2019 8 Mehdi Taremi 2015– 51
The records are collected based on data from FIFA and RSSSF. bold names denotes a player still playing or available for selection.
Most capped goalkeepers Rank Player Caps Career 1 Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh 79 1987–1998 2 Mehdi Rahmati 76 2004–2012 3 Alireza Beiranvand 73 2015– 4 Ebrahim Mirzapour 70 2001–2011 5 Nasser Hejazi[ 2] 62 1968–1980
World Cup appearances Ehsan Hajsafi , 9 Games, 2014 , 2018 , 2022 Alireza Jahanbakhsh , 8 Games, 2014 , 2018 , 2022 Mehdi Mahdavikia , 6 Games, 1998 , 2006 Andranik Teymourian , 6 Games, 2006 , 2014
World Cup event appearances Masoud Shojaei , 3 World Cups, 2006 , 2014 , 2018 Ehsan Hajsafi , 3 World Cups, 2014 , 2018 , 2022 Karim Ansarifard , 3 World Cups, 2014 , 2018 , 2022 Alireza Jahanbakhsh , 3 World Cups, 2014 , 2018 , 2022 Oldest player to feature at the World Cup Ali Daei , 37 years, 2006 Youngest player to feature at the World Cup Hossein Kaebi , 20 years and 9 months, 2006 . Oldest player to feature at the Asian Cup Ali Daei , 35 years, 2004 First appearance by a player who had never played for an Iranian club Ferydoon Zandi , vs Bahrain on 9 February 2005 First player to debut as a substitute Mohammad Mohajer , on 25 August 1941 vs Afghanistan
Goals Top goalscorers Ali Daei is the world's former all-time leading goalscorer in international matches, having scored 108 goals in 148 matches Karim Bagheri is the world's most scoring midfielder of all-time with 50 goals in 87 matches. Mehdi Mahdavikia is the all-time assist leader in history of Team Melli. First goal Masoud Boroumand vs Turkey , Friendly, 26 October 1947 Most goals in a match Four goals in a match Three goals in a match Masoud Boroumand vs Pakistan , 27 October 50 Abbas Hajari vs Pakistan , 14 December 1959 (1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification ) Ali Jabbari vs Pakistan , 12 March 1o69 Hossein Kalani vs Iraq , 9 May 1972 (1972 AFC Asian Cup ) Ali Jabbari vs Thailand , 13 May 1972 (1972 AFC Asian Cup ) Gholam Hossein Mazloumi vs Pakistan , 3 September 1974 (1974 Asian Games ) Gholam Hossein Mazloumi vs South Yemen , 8 June 1976 (1976 AFC Asian Cup ) Karim Bavi vs Nepal , 4 June 1988 (1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification ) Farshad Pious vs Malaysia , 24 September 1990 (1990 Asian Games ) Karim Bagheri vs Sri Lanka , 17 June 1996 (1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification ) Hamid Estili vs Maldives , 2 June 1997 (1998 World Cup qualification) Ali Daei vs Uzbekistan , 14 December 1998 (1998 Asian Games ) Ali Daei vs Maldives , 31 March 2000 (2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification ) Ali Daei vs Guam , 24 November 2000 (2002 World Cup qualification) Farhad Majidi vs Guam , 24 November 2000 (2002 World Cup qualification) Sirous Dinmohammadi vs Oman , 8 August 2001 Ali Karimi vs Slovakia , 15 August 2001 Ali Daei vs Lebanon , 17 June 2004 (2004 WAFF West Asian Championship ) Ali Karimi vs South Korea , 31 July 2004 (2004 AFC Asian Cup ) Javad Nekounam vs Lebanon , 6 February 2013 (2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification ) Sardar Azmoun vs North Macedonia , 2 June 2016 Mehdi Taremi vs Syria , 6 June 2019 Sardar Azmoun vs Cambodia , 11 October 2019 (2022 World Cup qualification) Mehdi Taremi vs Afghanistan , 13 June 2023 (2023 CAFA Nations Cup ) Mehdi Taremi vs Kyrgyzstan , 16 June 2023 (2023 CAFA Nations Cup ) Mehdi Taremi vs Hong Kong , 6 June 2024 (2026 World Cup qualification)
First goal in a World Cup match Iraj Danaeifard , 1978 FIFA World Cup vs Scotland First goal in a World Cup qualifying campaign Gholam Vafakhah vs Kuwait , 6 May 1973 (1974 World Cup qualification) Oldest goalscorer at the World Cup Yahya Golmohammadi , 35 years , 2006 Youngest goalscorer at the World Cup Mehdi Mahdavikia , 20 years , 1998 Oldest goalscorer at the Asian Cup Ali Daei , 35 years , 2004 Most goals scored from penalties Ali Daei 16 Goals. Youngest goalscorer Allahyar Sayyadmanesh , 17 years and 342 days, 2019 First goal by a substitute First Iranian goalscorer at the Azadi Stadium : Parviz Ghelichkhani vs Australia 24 August 1973 Hat-tricks Masoud Boroumand , scorer of first hat-trick for Iran . Ali Daei , scorer of eight hat-tricks for Iran .
Team records
Biggest Wins As of 10 September 2024
Biggest Defeats As of 10 September 2024
Top Results Include only official results.
Biggest Wins As of 10 September 2024 118 Win with +3 and more / 78 Win with only +2 / 152 Win with only +1
Biggest Defeats As of 10 September 2024 17 Defeat with -3 and more / 26 Defeat with only -2 / 70 Defeat with only -1
Biggest Draws As of 10 September 2024 Number Year Opponent Result 1 2015 Iraq 3 – 3 2 24 Times 2 – 2 3 61 Times 1 – 1 4 56 Times 0 – 0
PSO matches PSO: 9 Matches in AFC Asian Cup - 4 Matches in Asian Games - Some of Matches in others Tournaments.
As of 10 September 2024 Source:[ 4] [ 5]
AET matches AET : Only matches that result defined in overtime (without penalty kicks).
As of 10 September 2024
Home matches As of 5 September 2024
Stadium City Played W D L GF GA GD Win % First Match Most Recent Amjadieh Stadium Tehran 26 17 4 5 69 19 +50 65.38% 26 October 1950, v. Afghanistan 15 March 1977, v. Hungary Aryamehr/Azadi Stadium Tehran 163 116 33 14 375 85 +290 71.17% 4 May 1973, v. North Korea 11 June 2024, v. Uzbekistan Rah ahan Stadium (not official - Iran B) Tehran 0(2) 0(2) 0 0 0(5) 0(2) 0(3) 100% 14 July 1975, v. Zaie 16 July 1975, v. Egypt Taj Gozari/Hafezieh Stadium Shiraz 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100% 6 April 1977, v. Syria 22 April 1977, v. Saudi Arabia Takhti Mashhad Stadium Mashhad 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100% 5 February 1985, v. North Korea 5 February 1985, v. North Korea Takhti Tabriz Stadium Tabriz 5 4 1 0 27 1 +26 80% 17 May 1996, v. Qatar 19 September 2002, v. Paraguay Yadegar-e Emam Stadium Tabriz 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0% 14 April 1998, v. Kuwait 10 August 2002, v. Azerbaijan Takhti Tehran Stadium Tehran 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 100% 7 August 2008, v. Palestine 13 August 2008, v. Syria Enghelab Stadium Karaj 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 100% 3 March 2014, v. Kuwait 3 March 2014, v. Kuwait Imam Reza Stadium Mashhad 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100% 29 March 2022, v. Lebanon 29 March 2022, v. Lebanon Olympic Stadium Kish Island 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100% 5 January 2024, v. Burkina Faso 5 January 2024, v. Burkina Faso Fuladshahr Stadium Fuladshahr 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100% 5 September 2024, v. Kyrgyzstan 5 September 2024, v. Kyrgyzstan Total 206 147 40 19 497 111 +386 71.36% 26 October 1950, v. Afghanistan 5 September 2024, v. Kyrgyzstan
Consecutive Win Matches 10 Wins (World Record: Germany 15 Wins):
Consecutive Unbeaten Matches 18 Matches (World Record - Longest Unbeaten Streaks: Italy 37 / Argentina 36 / Algeria 35 / Spain 35 / Brazil 35):
2015–2016 # Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition 499 11-Jun-15 Uzbekistan W 1–0 Tashkent , Uzbekistan Friendly 500 16-Jun-15 Turkmenistan D 1–1 Daşoguz , Turkmenistan 2018 World Cup Qualifier 501 03-Sep-15 Guam W 6–0 Tehran 2018 World Cup Qualifier 502 08-Sep-15 India W 3–0 Bangalore , India 2018 World Cup Qualifier 503 08-Oct-15 Oman D 1–1 Muscat , Oman 2018 World Cup Qualifier 504 13-Oct-15 Japan D 1–1 Tehran Friendly 505 12-Nov-15 Turkmenistan W 3–1 Tehran 2018 World Cup Qualifier 506 17-Nov-15 Guam W 6–0 Dededo , Guam 2018 World Cup Qualifier 507 24-Mar-16 India W 4–0 Tehran 2018 World Cup Qualifier 508 29-Mar-16 Oman W 2–0 Tehran 2018 World Cup Qualifier 509 02-Jun-16 Macedonia W 3–1 Skopje , Macedonia Friendly 510 07-Jun-16 Kyrgyzstan W 6–0 Tehran Friendly 511 01-Sep-16 Qatar W 2–0 Tehran 2018 World Cup Qualifier 512 06-Sep-16 China D 0–0 Shenyang , China 2018 World Cup Qualifier 513 06-Oct-16 Uzbekistan W 1–0 Tashkent , Uzbekistan 2018 World Cup Qualifier 514 11-Oct-16 South Korea W 1–0 Tehran 2018 World Cup Qualifier 515 10-Nov-16 Papua New Guinea W 8–1 Shah Alam , Malaysia Friendly 516 15-Nov-16 Syria D 0–0 Seremban , Malaysia 2018 World Cup Qualifier 517 18-Mar-17 Iraq L 0–1 Tehran Friendly
2023–2024 # Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition 579 23-Mar-23 Russia D 1–1 Tehran Friendly 580 28-Mar-23 Kenya W 2–1 Tehran Friendly 581 13-Jun-23 Afghanistan W 6–1 Bishkek , Kyrgyzstan 2023 CAFA Nations Cup 582 16-Jun-23 Kyrgyzstan W 5–1 Bishkek , Kyrgyzstan 2023 CAFA Nations Cup 583 20-Jun-23 Uzbekistan W 1–0 Tashkent , Uzbekistan 2023 CAFA Nations Cup 584 07-Sep-23 Bulgaria W 1–0 Plovdiv , Bulgaria Friendly 585 12-Sep-23 Angola W 4–0 Tehran Friendly 586 13-Oct-23 Jordan W 3–1 Amman , Jordan 2023 Jordan International Tournament 587 17-Oct-23 Qatar W 4–0 Amman , Jordan 2023 Jordan International Tournament 588 16-Nov-23 Hong Kong W 4–0 Tehran 2026 World Cup Qualifier 589 21-Nov-23 Uzbekistan D 2–2 Tashkent , Uzbekistan 2026 World Cup Qualifier 590 05-Jan-24 Burkina Faso W 2–1 Kish Friendly 591 09-Jan-24 Indonesia W 5–0 Al Rayyan, Qatar Friendly 592 14-Jan-24 Palestine W 4–1 Al Rayyan, Qatar 2023 AFC Asian Cup 593 19-Jan-24 Hong Kong W 1–0 Al Rayyan , Qatar 2023 AFC Asian Cup 594 23-Jan-24 United Arab Emirates W 2–1 Al Rayyan, Qatar 2023 AFC Asian Cup 595 31-Jan-24 Syria D 1–1 Doha , Qatar 2023 AFC Asian Cup 596 03-Feb-24 Japan W 2–1 Al Rayyan, Qatar 2023 AFC Asian Cup 597 07-Feb-24 Qatar L 2–3 Doha , Qatar 2023 AFC Asian Cup
Competition records
International tournaments
FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup record Qualification record Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA 1930 Not a FIFA member No qualification 1934 Not a FIFA member 1938 1950 Did not enter Did not enter 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 Did not qualify 8 5 1 2 9 6 1978 First round 14th 3 0 1 2 2 8 Squad 12 10 2 0 20 3 1982 Withdrew Withdrew 1986 Disqualified Disqualified 1990 Did not qualify 6 5 0 1 12 5 1994 11 5 3 3 23 13 1998 Group stage 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 Group stage 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 Group stage 28th 3 0 1 2 1 4 Squad 16 10 4 2 30 7 2018 Group stage 18th 3 1 1 1 2 2 Squad 18 12 6 0 36 5 2022 Group stage 26th 3 1 0 2 4 7 Squad 18 14 1 3 49 8 2026 To be determined 8 6 2 0 18 4 Total First round 6/22 18 3 4 11 13 31 — 154 98 37 19 334 93
Olympic Games
Continental tournaments
AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA 1956 Withdrew Withdrew 1960 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 12 10 1964 Withdrew Withdrew 1968 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 11 2 Squad Qualified as hosts 1972 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 12 4 Squad Qualified as holders 1976 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 13 0 Squad Qualified as hosts 1980 Third place 3rd 6 3 2 1 16 6 Squad Qualified as holders 1984 Fourth place 4th 6 2 4 0 8 3 Squad 6 6 0 0 22 2 1988 Third place 3rd 6 2 2 2 3 4 Squad 4 2 2 0 6 1 1992 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 2 1 Squad 2 2 0 0 10 0 1996 Third place 3rd 6 3 2 1 14 6 Squad 6 6 0 0 27 1 2000 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 7 3 Squad 6 4 1 1 16 2 2004 Third place 3rd 6 3 3 0 14 8 Squad 6 5 0 1 16 5 2007 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 2 0 6 3 Squad 6 4 2 0 12 2 2011 Quarter-finals 5th 4 3 0 1 6 2 Squad 6 4 1 1 11 2 2015 Quarter-finals 6th 4 3 1 0 7 3 Squad 6 5 1 0 18 5 2019 Semi-finals 3rd 6 4 1 1 12 3 Squad 8 6 2 0 26 3 2023 Semi-finals 3rd 6 4 1 1 12 7 Squad 8 6 0 2 34 4 2027 Qualified 8 6 2 0 18 4 Total 3 titles 16/19 74 45 20 9 143 55 — 78 59 12 7 228 41
Asian Games
Regional tournaments
WAFF Championship WAFF Championship record Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad 2000 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 7 1 Squad 2002 Third place 3rd 4 1 2 1 4 3 Squad 2004 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 17 3 Squad 2007 Champions 1st 4 [ a] 3 1 0 5 1 Squad 2008 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 13 2 Squad 2010 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 8 5 Squad 2012 Group stage 6th 3 1 2 0 2 1 Squad 2014 Did not enter 2019 –onwards Not a WAFF member Total 4 Titles 7/9 28 19 7 2 56 16 —
^ Iran played their B team in this tournament, however all matches are recognised as international "A" matches.
West Asian Games West Asian Games record (Defunct) Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad 1997 Champions 1st 4 [ a] 3 1 0 8 4 Squad 2002 Runners-up 2nd 4 [ a] 1 3 0 5 4 Squad 2005 Third place 3rd 4 [ a] 3 1 0 10 2 Squad Total 1 title 3/3 12 7 5 0 23 10 — Only "A" matches 1 title 3/3 — — — — — — —
^ a b c The tournament was for Senior teams. However, Iran played their U23 team in this tournament, therefore matches are not recognized as international "A" matches.
CAFA Nations Cup CAFA Nations Cup record Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad 2023 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 12 2 Squad Total 1 title 1/1 3 3 0 0 12 2 —
RCD Cup/ECO Cup[ a] RCD Cup/ECO Cup record (Defunct) Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad 1965 Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 4 1 Squad 1967 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 2 1 Squad 1969 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 4 6 Squad 1970 Champions 1st 2 [ b] 1 1 0 8 1 Squad 1974 Runners-up 2nd 2 [ c] 1 0 1 2 2 Squad 1993 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 10 2 Squad Total 3 titles 6/6 14 9 2 3 30 13 — Only "A" matches 3 titles 6/6 11 8 1 2 27 10 —
^ The tournament was not organized by an official sub-confederation, but was part of a socio-economic pact between its member states. Therefore, it is not considered an official regional tournament. ^ Match against Turkey XI is not recognized as international "A" match. ^ Iran sent Malavan F.C. to this tournament, therefore matches against Pakistan and Turkey are not recognized as international "A" matches.
Intercontinental Tournament
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations ^ The trophy was not awarded, because the second leg was cancelled.
Afro-Asian Games Afro-Asian Games record (Defunct) Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad 2003 Group stage 5th 3[ a] 0 1 2 2 4 Squad Total Group Stage 1/1 3 0 1 2 2 4 — Only "A" matches Group Stage 1/1 — — — — — — —
^ Iran sent Malavan F.C. to this tournament, therefore matches are not recognized as international "A" matches.
AFC–OFC Challenge Cup AFC–OFC Challenge Cup record (Defunct) Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad 2001 Did not qualify 2003 Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 3 0 Squad Total 1 title 1/2 1 1 0 0 3 0 —
Multinational Tournament
Islamic Solidarity Games ^ The 2005 tournament was for Senior teams. However, Iran played their B team in this tournament, therefore matches are not recognized as international "A" matches.
Minor tournament
LG Cup Four Nations Tournament Note: The list only includes editions that were participated by the Iran national team. LG Cup record (Defunct) Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1998 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 1 2 2000 (Iran) Third place 3rd 2 1 1 0 4 2 2001 (Egypt) Fourth place 4th 2 0 0 2 0 2 2001 (Iran) Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 9 2 2002 (Morocco) Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 1 0 2002 (Iran) Champions 1st 2 0 2 0 2 2 2003 (Nigeria) Fourth place 4th 1 0 0 1 1 2 2003 (Iran) Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 4 2 2006 (Jordan) Unknown 2 1 1 0 2 0 Total 3 titles 9/21 17 7 5 5 24 14 Only "A" Matches 3 titles 9/21 13 6 3 4 19 10
consists of only official international "A" Senior matches (not including Youth, B Team and club team results). Source: https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lgcup.html Third Place Match [Jun 1] Iran did not play Ghana [Iran waited for 35 minutes on the pitch, while Ghana did not show up at all, apparently demanding prize money for the fourth-place finishers (uncommon in LG tournaments). Eventually Iran left, without obtaining any information from the Nigerian 'organisers'. One day later, the Nigerian FA awarded Ghana third place (and the relevant prize money) because Iran had left the pitch (sic!). Iran have protested.] apparently only 2 matches were played ([Oct 4] Iraq 0–2 Iran and [Oct 6] Jordan 0–0 Iran), structure of tournament unclear.
Other Minor Tournament consist of only official international "A" Senior matches (not including Youth, B Team and club team results). Quaid-E-Azam International Cup 1985 Nehru Cup 1999 Ciao February Cup 2001 Civilization Cup 2005 Tehran Cup
Special Friendly Match Year Opponent Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pts 75th Anniversary of Real Madrid 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1999 Kirin World Challenge Cup 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 Total 2/2 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
Friendly Match Results This table consist of only 2 sided team friendly match results (not including 3 and 4 nations cup and other friendly and Minor Tournament). Also only official international "A" Senior matches (not including Youth, B Team and club team results).
Summary Iran national football team all opponents The list shown below shows the Iran national football team all-time international record against opposing nations .
Head-to-head records As of 10 September 2024
All Time General Statistics Record / Overview of Results As of 10 September 2024 consists of only official international "A" Senior matches (not including Youth, B Team and club team results). Excluding 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qual matches as they are counted in FIFA World Cup Qual (2018). consists of only 2 sided team friendly match results (not including 3 and 4 nations cup and other friendly and Minor Tournament).
FIFA World Ranking records FIFA World Rankings for Iran, August 1993 – March 2018[ 6] Highest FIFA ranking 15 (July 2005)[ 6] Lowest FIFA ranking 122 (May 1996)[ 6] Best mover 65 (July 1996)[ 6] Worst mover -43 (October 1995)[ 6]
Unofficial matches Matches against clubs not listed.
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition 03-Sep-70 Turkey XI D 1–1 Tehran 1970 RCD Cup 25-Jun-71 Netherlands Olympic W 3–0 Tehran 1971 Cyrus Tournament 27-Jun-71 Turkey Olympic W 1–0 Tehran 1971 Cyrus Tournament 02-Jul-71 Austria Olympic W 3–1 Tehran 1971 Cyrus Tournament 03-Dec-71 Kuwait W 2–0 Tehran 1972 Olympic Games Qualifier 15-Jan-72 Kuwait W 2–0 Athens , Greece 1972 Olympic Games Qualifier 03-May-72 North Korea D 0–0 Pyongyang , North Korea 1972 Olympic Games Qualifier 26-May-72 North Korea D 0–0 Tehran 1972 Olympic Games Qualifier 03-Jun-72 North Korea W 2–0 Rawalpindi , Pakistan 1972 Olympic Games Qualifier 27-Aug-72 Hungary L 0–5 Nuremberg , West Germany 1972 Olympic Games 29-Aug-72 Denmark L 0–4 Augsburg , West Germany 1972 Olympic Games 31-Aug-72 Brazil Olympic W 1–0 Regensburg , West Germany 1972 Olympic Games 17-Jan-74 Pakistan W 2–1 Karachi , Pakistan 1974 RCD Cup 19-Jan-74 Turkey L 0–1 Karachi , Pakistan 1974 RCD Cup 13-Jul-74 Soviet Union U23 W 1–0 Tehran 1974 Iran Cup 12-Jul-75 Poland U23 W 2–1 Tehran 1975 Iran Cup 15-Jul-75 Soviet Union U23 L 0–1 Tehran 1975 Iran Cup 20-Aug-75 Bahrain W 3–0 Tehran 1976 Olympic Games Qualifier 22-Aug-75 Kuwait D 1–1 Tehran 1976 Olympic Games Qualifier 24-Aug-75 Saudi Arabia W 3–0 Tehran 1976 Olympic Games Qualifier 24-Aug-75 Iraq D 1–1 Tehran 1976 Olympic Games Qualifier 28-May-76 Brazil Olympic D 2–2 Shiraz Friendly 25-Jun-76 Soviet Union U23 W 1–0 Tehran Friendly 27-Jun-76 Soviet Union U23 D 2–2 Tehran Friendly 16-Jul-76 France Olympic W 4–3 Ottawa , Canada Friendly 20-Jul-76 Cuba W 1–0 Ottawa , Canada 1976 Olympic Games 22-Jul-76 Poland L 2–3 Montreal , Canada 1976 Olympic Games 25-Jul-76 Soviet Union L 1–2 Sherbrooke , Canada 1976 Olympic Games 01-Aug-77 Soviet Union U23 D 1–1 Tehran Friendly 01-Oct-77 Hungary XI W 3–1 Tehran Friendly 22-Jun-79 Soviet Union XI L 0–2 Moscow , Soviet Union Friendly 25-Jun-79 Soviet Union XI L 1–3 Tehran Friendly
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition 16-Nov-22 Tunisia L 0–2 Doha , Qatar Friendly
References ^ Ehsan Hajsafi International Appearances in Iran Football Federation Official Website ^ FIFA.com (26 May 2011). "Iran says farewell to 'The Legend' ". Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. ^ "Statistics: Iran [ Team Melli]". ^ "Civilization Cup 2001". ^ "President's Gold Cup". ^ a b c d e fifa.com
External links Team Melli records FIFA.com RSSSF archive of Iran's results, by Majeed Panahi, RSSSF , 21 Jan 2006 World Football Elo Ratings: Iran General Venues Statistics Players Goals World Cup Finals AFC Asian Cup Finals Other tournaments Culture Senior Other Iran teams
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