| team IRAN | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 11 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 6 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 8: + 5; = 1; - 2: 9 - 6 16 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 11: + 9; = 2; - 0: 18 - 3 29 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | 3: + 0; = 1; - 2: 2 - 8 1 | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 6: + 5; = 0; - 1: 12 - 5 15 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 11: + 5; = 3; - 3: 23 - 13 18 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 17: + 8; = 6; - 3: 57 - 17 30 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 2 - 4 3 | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 14: + 9; = 3; - 2: 36 - 9 30 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 12: + 9; = 1; - 2: 29 - 7 28 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | 3: + 0; = 1; - 2: 2 - 6 1 | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 14: + 5; = 8; - 1: 15 - 9 23 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 16: + 10; = 4; - 2: 30 - 7 34 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | 3: + 0; = 1; - 2: 1 - 4 1 | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 18: + 12; = 6; - 0: 36 - 5 42 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | 3: + 1; = 1; - 1: 2 - 2 4 | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 18: + 14; = 1; - 3: 49 - 8 43 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 4 - 7 3 | |
| Best achievement: |
The 3rd place in group 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ |
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| Indicators | ||
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MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) |
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| Qualifying campaigns | 145: +91: =35; -19; 314 ‒ 89 308 | |
| Percentage indicators | +62,76%; =24,14%; -13,10%; 2,17 ‒ 0,61 70,80% | |
| FIFA world cup | 18: +3: =4; -11; 13 ‒ 31 13 | |
| Percentage indicators | +16,67%; =22,22%; -61,11%; 0,72 ‒ 1,72 24,07% | |
| Total: | 163: +94: =39; -30; 327 ‒ 120 321 | |
| Percentage indicators | +57,67%; =23,93%; -18,40%; 2,01 ‒ 0,74 65,64% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 163 (35) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 327 | |
| - home: | 167 (51,07%) | |
| - away: | 85 (25,99%) | |
| - neutral field: | 75 (22,94%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 120 | |
| - home: | 29 (24,17%) | |
| - away: | 43 (35,83%) | |
| - neutral field: | 48 (40,00%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 2,01 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 0,74 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 166/210 (79,05%) | |
| - away: | 108/174 (62,07%) | |
| - neutral field: | 47/105 (44,76%) | |
| Biggest win: | 19:0 - Guam | |
| Biggest defeat: | 2:6 - England | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 88 (53,99%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 34 (20,86%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 29 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 5 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 3 / 3 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 223 (1,37) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 11 (0,07) | |
| - second yellow cards | 7 | |
| - straight red cards | 4 | |
| Players acted | 252 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 6 436 296 (39 730) | |
| Top scorer: | Ali DAEI (94 98 02 06) - 35 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Ali DAEI (94 98 02 06) - 56 games | |