Iran
AFC. Played 622 since 23 Aug 1941: won 355, drawn 146, lost 121. Elo 1865, ranked 27 in the world; peak 1950 in 2025. Titles: 3 Asian Cups.
3Asian CupLatest results
- 2026-09-29LRussia2–0IranFriendly · Kazan41%
- 2026-09-24LUzbekistan3–1IranFriendly · Ferghana59%
- 2026-06-26DEgypt1–1IranFIFA World Cup · Group G · Seattle56%
- 2026-06-21DBelgium0–0IranFIFA World Cup · Group G · Inglewood43%
- 2026-06-15DIran2–2New ZealandFIFA World Cup · Group G · Inglewood74%
- 2026-06-04WIran2–0MaliFriendly · Antalya74%
- 2026-05-29WIran3–1GambiaFriendly · Aksu88%
- 2026-03-31WCosta Rica0–5IranJordan International Tournament · Antalya65%
- 2026-03-27LIran1–2NigeriaJordan International Tournament · Antalya54%
- 2025-11-18DIran0–0Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan won on penalties)Al Ain International Cup · Al Ain57%
Squad
The following 25 players were called up for the friendly matches against Uzbekistan and Russia on 25 and 29 September 2026, respectively.
- Players
- 25
- Average age
- 29.1
- Caps between them
- 860
- Most from one club
- Sepahan (6)
Where they play
18 at home · 7 abroad in 4 other countries
- Iran 18
- United Arab Emirates 4
- Belgium 1
- Malaysia 1
- Qatar 1
Average club rating 1517 (ClubElo; 22 of 25 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Shabab Al-Ahli, ranked 351 by ClubElo.
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Alireza BeiranvandFajr Sepasi | 34 | 90 | 0 |
| 12 | Payam NiazmandPersepolis | 31 | 16 | 0 |
| 22 | Hossein HosseiniSepahan | 34 | 14 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||
| 2 | Saleh HardaniEsteghlal | 27 | 22 | 1 |
| 3 | Ehsan HajsafiSepahan | 36 | 150 | 7 |
| 4 | Shojae KhalilzadehTractor | 37 | 63 | 2 |
| 13 | Mohammad Mehdi ZarePersepolis | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Arya YousefiSepahan | 24 | 17 | 1 |
| 18 | Saman FallahEsteghlal | 25 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | Ali NematiLusail(Qatar) | 30 | 23 | 0 |
| 23 | Ramin RezaeianFoolad | 36 | 79 | 10 |
| 28 | Mohammad NaderiTractor | 30 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Aref AghasiEsteghlal | 29 | 6 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 6 | Saeid EzatolahiShabab Al-Ahli(United Arab Emirates) | 30 | 88 | 2 |
| 11 | Mehdi LimouchiSepahan | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Mohammad GhorbaniAl-Wahda(United Arab Emirates) | 25 | 19 | 0 |
| 21 | Omid NoorafkanSepahan | 29 | 43 | 1 |
| 25 | Amir Hossein MahmoudiPersepolis | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | Milad SourgiShams Azar | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Aref Haji EydiSepahan | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Mohammad Mehdi MohebiPersepolis | 26 | 6 | 2 |
| Forwards | ||||
| 8 | Shahab ZahediJohor Darul Ta'zim(Malaysia) | 31 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Mehdi TaremiAl Wasl(United Arab Emirates) | 34 | 111 | 60 |
| 20 | Sardar AzmounShabab Al-Ahli(United Arab Emirates) | 31 | 93 | 57 |
| 24 | Dennis EckertStandard Liège(Belgium) | 29 | 2 | 0 |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Iran national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 29 September 2026; page last edited 2 Nov 2026. Read daily.
Tournament history
Asian Cup: 15 appearances
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
Iran v South Korea: played 33, won 13, drawn 10, lost 10; goals 34–36. First met 28 May 1958, last 24 Mar 2022.
- 2022-03-24LSouth Korea2–0IranFIFA World Cup qualification · Seoul42%
- 2021-10-12DIran1–1South KoreaFIFA World Cup qualification · Tehran75%
- 2019-06-11DSouth Korea1–1IranFriendly · Seoul39%
- 2017-08-31DSouth Korea0–0IranFIFA World Cup qualification · Seoul46%
- 2016-10-11WIran1–0South KoreaFIFA World Cup qualification · Tehran62%
- 2014-11-18WIran1–0South KoreaFriendly · Tehran69%
- 2013-06-18WSouth Korea0–1IranUpsetFIFA World Cup qualification · Ulsan29%
- 2012-10-16WIran1–0South KoreaFIFA World Cup qualification · Tehran50%
- 2011-01-22LIran0–1South KoreaAFC Asian Cup · Quarter-finals · Doha52%
- 2010-09-07WSouth Korea0–1IranFriendly · Seoul32%
- 2009-06-17DSouth Korea1–1IranFIFA World Cup qualification · Seoul31%
- 2009-02-11DIran1–1South KoreaFIFA World Cup qualification · Tehran68%
- 2007-07-22DIran0–0South Korea (South Korea won on penalties)AFC Asian Cup · Quarter-finals · Kuala Lumpur68%
- 2006-11-15WIran2–0South KoreaAFC Asian Cup qualification · Tehran71%
- 2006-09-02DSouth Korea1–1IranAFC Asian Cup qualification · Seoul38%
Latest 15 of 33 meetings.
Record by competition
| Friendly | 202 | 103 | 48 | 51 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 161 | 102 | 39 | 20 |
| AFC Asian Cup | 74 | 45 | 20 | 9 |
| Asian Games | 48 | 30 | 6 | 12 |
| AFC Asian Cup qualification | 47 | 36 | 8 | 3 |
| WAFF Championship | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 |
| FIFA World Cup | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| LG Cup | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Brazil Independence Cup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jordan International Tournament | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Beijing International Friendship Tournament | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| CAFA Nations Cup | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Lunar New Year Cup | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Maple Cup | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Al Ain International Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nehru Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cup of Ancient Civilizations | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Real Madrid 75th Anniversary Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Top scorers
- Ali Daei 49
- Sardar Azmoun 37
- Mehdi Taremi 33
- Karim Bagheri 32
- Javad Nekounam 17
- Karim Ansarifard 15
- Ali Karimi 13
- Khodadad Azizi 10
- Alireza Jahanbakhsh 10
- Mehdi Mahdavikia 9
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.