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Iran national football team

National Football Team
NameIran
ایران
NicknameTeam melli
( )
"The National Team"
Persian Stars
Lion Hearts
AssociationFFIRI
ConfederationAFC
Head coachAfshin Ghotbi
Asst coachPiet Buter
CaptainJavad Nekounam
Most capsAli Daei (149)
Top scorerAli Daei (109)
Home stadiumAzadi Stadium
FIFA codeIRN
FIFA ranking57
Highest FIFA ranking15 (July 2005)
Lowest FIFA ranking122 (May 1996)
Elo ranking35
Highest Elo ranking15 (May 2005)
Lowest Elo ranking73 (January 1964)
World Cup Statistics
First internationalnon-FIFA International
Afghanistan 0 - 0 Iran Iran
(Kabul, Afghanistan; August 25, 1941 )
FIFA International
Turkey 6 - 1 Iran Iran
(Istanbul, Turkey; May 28, 1950 )
Biggest winIran Iran 19 - 0 Guam
(Tabriz, Iran; November 24, 2000 )
Biggest defeatTurkey 6 - 1 Iran Iran
(Istanbul, Turkey; May 28, 1950)
South Korea 5 - 0 Iran Iran
(Tokyo, Japan; May 28, 1958 )
Appearances3
First World Cup1978
Best resultRound 1, 1978, 1998, 2006
Regional cup statistics
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances11
First apps.1968
Best resultWinners, 1968, 1972, 1976

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The national football team of Iran ( ) represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran. The national football team of Iran, known as the Team Melli, ranks 4th in Asia and 57th in the world according to the current FIFA World Rankings.

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Preceded by
1964 Israel
Asian Champions
1968 (First title)
1972 (Second title)
1976 (Third title)
Succeeded by
1980 Kuwait
Preceded by
Myanmar
South Korea
Asian Games Champions
1974 (First title)
Succeeded by
North Korea
South Korea
Preceded by
South Korea
Asian Games Champions
1990 (Second title)
Succeeded by
Uzbekistan
Preceded by
Uzbekistan
Asian Games Champions
1998 (Third title)
2002 (Fourth title)
Succeeded by
Qatar
Preceded by
Inaugural Champions
WAFF Champions
2000(First title)
Succeeded by
2002 Iraq
Preceded by
2002 Iraq
WAFF Champions
2004 (Second title)
2007 (Third title)
2008 (Fourth title)
Succeeded by
2010 Kuwait
Preceded by
Inaugural Champions
ECO Cup Champions
1965 (First title)
Succeeded by
1967 Turkey
Preceded by
1969 Turkey
ECO Cup Champions
1970 (Second title)
Succeeded by
1974 Turkey
Preceded by
1974 Turkey
ECO Cup Champions
1993 (Third title)
Succeeded by
Last edition

Group E :
Team                
Iran 6 4 1 1 11 2 +9 13
Jordan 6 2 2 2 4 4 0 8
Thailand 6 1 3 2 3 3 0 6
Singapore 6 2 0 4 6 15 −9 6

Presidential Election Protests, 2009 :
Period Kit Manufacturer
1978 Adidas
1980 Puma
1993 Shekari
1997 Shekari
1998 � 2000 Puma
2001 � 2006 Shekari
2006 � 2007 Puma
2007 � 2009 Daei Sport
2009 � 2010 Majid
2010 � 2015 Legea

World Cup record :
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   -   -   -   -   -   - -   -   -   -   -   -   - -
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 8 5 1 2 9 6
Argentina 1978 Round 1 14th 3 0 1 2 2 8 Squad 12 10 2 0 20 3
Spain 1982 Withdrew   -   -   -   -   -   - -   -   -   -   -   -   - -
Mexico 1986 Disqualified   -   -   -   -   -   - -   -   -   -   -   -   - -
Italy 1990 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   -   - - 6 5 0 1 12 5
US 1994 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   -   - - 11 5 3 3 23 13
France 1998 Round 1 20th 3 1 0 2 2 4 Squad 17 8 6 3 57 17
Korea RepublicJapan 2002 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 14 9 3 2 36 9
Germany 2006 Round 1 25th 3 0 1 2 2 6 Squad 12 9 1 2 29 7
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 14 5 8 1 15 9
Total   - 3/19 9 1 2 6 6 18   - 94 56 24 14 201 69

Olympic Games record :
Olympic Games Finals Olympic Games Qualifications
Hosts/Year Result GP W D* L GS GA Squad GP W D* L GS GA
National Team
1900 to 1960 Did not enter   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - -
Japan 1964 Round 1 3 0 1 2 1 6 Squad 6 4 1 1 14 3
Mexico 1968 Did not enter   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - -
West Germany 1972 Round 1 3 1 0 2 1 9 Squad 5 3 2 0 6 0
Canada 1976 Quarter Finals 3 1 0 2 4 5 Squad 4 3 1 0 8 1
USSR 1980 Qualified but boycotted the event   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 5 3 2 0 18 2
US 1984 Did not enter due to boycott   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - -
Korea Republic 1988 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 2 1 0 1 2 2
Total Best: Quarter Finals 9 2 1 6 6 20   - 22 14 6 2 48 8

Asian Cup record :
AFC Asian Cup Finals Asian Cup Qualifications
Hosts/Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
Hong Kong 1956 Did Not Enter   -   -   -   -   - -   -   -   -   -   - -
Korea Republic 1960 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - 6 3 1 2 12 10
Israel 1964 Withdrew   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - -
Iran 1968 Champions 4 4 0 0 11 2 Automatic qualification as hosts
Thailand 1972 Champions 5 5 0 0 12 4 Automatic qualification as champions
Iran 1976 Champions 4 4 0 0 13 0 Automatic qualification as hosts
Kuwait 1980 Third place 6 3 2 1 16 6 Automatic qualification as champions
Singapore 1984 Fourth place 6 2 4 0 8 3 5 5 0 0 21 2
Qatar 1988 Third place 6 2 2 2 3 4 4 2 2 0 6 1
Japan 1992 Round 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 10 0
AE 1996 Third place 6 3 2 1 14 6 6 6 0 0 27 1
Lebanon 2000 Quarterfinals 4 2 1 1 7 3 6 4 1 1 16 2
China 2004 Third place 6 3 3 0 14 8 6 5 0 1 16 5
IndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnam 2007 Quarterfinals 4 2 2 0 6 3 6 4 2 0 12 2
Qatar 2011 Qualified   -   -   -   -   -   - 6 4 1 1 11 2
Total 3 Titles 54 31 17 6 106 40 47 35 7 5 131 25

Asian Games record :
Host nation(s) / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
National Team
IN New Delhi 1951 Runners-Up 3 2 0 1 2 1
PH Manila 1954 Did not enter   -   -   -   -   - -
JP Tokyo 1958 Round 1 2 0 0 2 0 9
ID Jakarta 1962 Did not enter   -   -   -   -   - -
TH Bangkok 1966 Runners-Up 7 4 0 3 9 6
TH Bangkok 1970 Round 1 2 0 1 1 2 3
IR Tehran 1974 Champions 7 7 0 0 20 1
TH Bangkok 1978 Withdrew   -   -   -   -   - -
IN New Delhi 1982 Quarterfinals 4 2 0 2 3 2
KR Seoul 1986 Quarterfinals 5 3 1 1 13 2
CN Beijing 1990 Champions 5 4 1 0 7 1
JPHirosima 1994 Round 1 4 1 2 1 5 2
TH Bangkok 1998 Champions 8 7 0 1 25 7
Total 3 Titles 47 30 5 12 86 34

West Asian Football Federation Championship record :
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Jordan 2000 Champions 5 4 1 0 7 1
Syria 2002 Third Place 4 1 2 1 4 3
Iran 2004 Champions 4 4 0 0 17 3
Jordan 2007 Champions 4 3 1 0 5 1
Iran 2008 Champions 4 4 0 0 13 2
Jordan 2010 Runner Up 4 2 1 1 8 5
Total 4 Titles 25 18 5 2 54 15

RCD Cup/ECO Cup record :
Year Round
Iran 1965 Champions
Pakistan 1967 Runners-Up
Turkey 1969 Runners-Up
Iran 1970 Champions
Pakistan 1974 Runners-Up
Iran 1993 Champions

West Asian Games :
Year Round
Iran 1997 Champions
Kuwait 2002 Runners-Up
Qatar 2005 Third place
Iran 2010 Qualified

Previous matches :
Date Venue Opponent Competition Result Iranian scorers
24 September 2010 Jordan Amman Bahrain WAFF 2010 3-0 W 36',38' Aghili ,47' Oladi
28 September 2010 Jordan Amman Oman WAFF 2010 2-2 D 17' Meydavoudi ,53' Teymourian
1 October 2010 Jordan Amman Iraq WAFF 2010 2-1 W 59' Hosseini ,84' Gholami
3 October 2010 Jordan Amman Kuwait WAFF 2010 1-2 L 95' Meydavoudi
7 October 2010 AE Abu Dhabi Brazil Friendly 3-0 L

Forthcoming matches :
Date Competition Location Opponent
28 December 2010 Friendly Qatar Doha, Qatar Qatar
29 December 2010 Friendly Qatar Doha, Qatar Qatar
2 January 2011 Friendly Qatar Doha, Qatar Angola
11 January 2011 2011 Asian Cup Qatar Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Qatar Iraq
15 January 2011 2011 Asian Cup Qatar Qatar SC Stadium, Qatar North Korea
19 January 2011 2011 Asian Cup Qatar Qatar SC Stadium, Qatar United Arab Emirates
9 February 2011 Friendly AE Dubai, UAE Russia

Forthcoming matches :
# Name Nat Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Win % Honours
1 Sadaghiani Iran 28 May 1950 � 27 October 1950 3 2 0 1 67%
2 Mostafa Salimi Iran 5 March 1951 � 2 April 1952 5 2 2 1 40% Silver Medal at 1951 Asian Games
Masayufskei Austria Mar 1956 � Aug 1957 0 0 0 0 0%
3 Sadaghiani Iran 26 May 1958 � 28 May 1958 2 0 0 2 0%
4 Mészáros Hungary 5 December 1959 � 18 December 1959 6 3 1 2 50%
5 Hossein Fekri Iran 1 June 1962 � 16 March 1966 7 2 3 2 29% Qualification to 1964 Summer Olympics
6 György Szűcs Hungary 10 December 1966 � 20 December 1966 7 4 0 3 57% Silver Medal at 1966 Asian Games
7 Hossein Fekri Iran 24 November 1967 � 26 November 1967 2 1 0 1 50%
8 Mahmoud Bayati Iran 10 May 1968 � 19 May 1968 4 4 0 0 100% Winner of 1968 Asian Cup
9 Zdravko Rajkov YUG 7 March 1969 � 17 September 1969 4 3 0 1 75%
10 Bayati Iran 1 September 1970 � 1 September 1970 1 1 0 0 100%
11 Igor Netto USSR 4 November 1970 � 11 December 1970 3 0 1 2 0%
12 Parviz Dehdari Iran 10 September 1971 � 12 September 1971 2 1 0 1 50% Winner of 1971 Cyrus International Tournament
13 Ranjbar Iran 7 May 1972 - 25 June 1972 9 5 1 3 56% Winner of 1972 Asian Cup
14 Mahmoud Bayati Iran 4 May 1973 � 24 August 1973 9 5 2 2 56%
15 Danny McLennan SCO 17 January 1974 � 19 January 1974 2 1 0 1 50%
16 Frank O'Farrell IE 3 September 1974 � 10 August 1975 9 7 0 2 78% Gold Medal at 1974 Asian Games, Winner of 1974 Iran International Tournament, Qualification to 1976 Summer Olympics
17 Mohajerani Iran 3 June 1976 � 6 September 1978 28 15 7 6 54% Winner of 1976 Asian Cup, Quarter Finals of 1976 Summer Olympics, Qualification to 1978 WC
18 Habibi Iran 5 August 1980 � 25 February 1982 12 9 2 1 64% Qualification to 1980 Summer Olympics,Third place at 1980 Asian Cup
Naser Ebrahimi Iran Apr 1982- Sep 1982 0 0 0 0 0%
19 Cheraghpour Iran 21 November 1982 - 28 November 1982 4 2 0 2 50%
Ahmad Tousi Iran Jun 1983- Mar 1984 0 0 0 0 0%
20 Mahmoud Yavari Iran 7 August 1984 - 18 August 1984 6 6 0 0 100%
21 Nasser Ebrahimi Iran 1 December 1984 � 28 January 1985 8 2 4 2 25% Fourth place at 1984 Asian Cup
22 Parviz Dehdari Iran 16 February 1986 � 22 January 1989 20 10 6 4 50% Third place at 1988 Asian Cup
23 Reza Vatankhah Iran 23 February 1989 - 17 March 1989 3 3 0 0 100%
24 Mehdi Monajati Iran 30 May 1989 - 22 July 1989 3 2 0 1 67%
25 Ali Parvin Iran 1 November 1989 � 28 October 1993 34 15 11 8 44% Gold Medal at 1990 Asian Games, Winner of ECO Cup 1993
Hassan Habibi Iran Mar 1994- Oct 1995 0 0 0 0 0%
26 Poklepović Croatia 3 October 1994 � 9 October 1994 4 1 2 1 25%
27 Mayeli Kohan Iran 26 April 1996 � 7 November 1997 38 23 9 6 61% Third place at 1996 Asian Cup
28 Viera Brazil 16 November 1997 - 28 November 1997 3 0 2 1 0% Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup
29 Tomislav Ivić Croatia 28 January 1998 - 22 April 1998 5 1 2 2 20%
30 Jalal Talebi Iran 3 June 1998 - 25 June 1998 4 1 0 3 25% Iran's historical first win at the FIFA World Cup
31 Pourheidari Iran 13 October 1998 - 4 February 2000 17 9 5 3 53% Gold Medal at 1998 Asian Games
32 Jalal Talebi Iran 22 March 2000 - 23 October 2000 21 13 5 3 62% Quarterfinals at 2000 Asian Cup, Winner of 2000 WAFF
33 Braga Brazil 24 November 2000 - 19 January 2001 3 3 0 0 100%
34 Blažević Croatia 24 April 2001 - 15 November 2001 19 10 4 5 53%
35 Branko Ivanković Croatia 6 February 2002 - 19 September 2002 10 4 4 2 40%
36 Shahrokhi Iran 4 February 2003 - 26 September 2003 5 1 1 3 20%
37 Branko Ivanković Croatia 12 October 2003 - 21 June 2006 42 29 6 7 69% Winner of 2004 WAFF,
Third place at 2004 Asian Cup, Qualification to 2006 WC
38 Amir Ghalenoei Iran 8 August 2006 - 22 July 2007 17 10 6 1 59% Quarterfinals at 2007 Asian Cup
39 Mazloomi * Iran 16 June 2007- 24 June 2007 4 3 1 0 75% Winner of 2007 WAFF Championship,
40 Ebrahimzadeh Iran 10 January 2008 - 6 February 2008 3 0 3 0 0%
41 Ali Daei IR 20 March 2008 - 28 March 2009 24 15 6 3 63% Winner of 2008 WAFF Championship
42 Rutemöller Germany 29 Mar 2009- 5 Apr 2009 1 0 1 0 0%
Mayeli Kohan Iran 5 April 2009- 22 April 2009 0 0 0 0 0%
43 Gholam Hossein Peyrovani** IR 5 July 2009 - 5 July 2009 1 0 1 0 0%
44 Afshin Ghotbi IR 22 April 2009 - 29 January 2011 24 12 5 7 55%
Total 28 May 1950 - Present 438 240 103 95 55%

Coaching Staff :
Head Coach IRUS Afshin Ghotbi
Assistant Coach NL Piet Buter
Assistant Coach IR Alireza Mansourian
Goalkeeping Coach IR Mansour Rashidi
Adviser IR Morteza Mohasses and IR Karim Bagheri
Physiotherapists NL Jan Langalon and IR Siamak Azadi
Team Doctors IR Dr. Parham Khanlari and IR Dr. Shahab
Team Manager IR Asghar Hajiloo

Current squad : Recent Callups
Name Date of Birth (Age) Club Caps (Goals) Debut Most Recent Callup
Goalkeepers
Vahid Talebloo 26 May 1982(age 28) Iran Esteghlal 13 (0) v Chinese Taipei, 26 February 2006 v Singapore, 6 January 2010
Sosha Makani 18 November 1986(age 24) Iran Steel Azin 0 (0) v - v Thailand, 3 March 2010
Defenders
Hossein Kaebi 23 September 1985(age 25) Iran Steel Azin 89 (2) v, 2002 v Singapore, 6 January 2010
Amir Hossein Sadeghi 6 September 1981(age 29) Iran Esteghlal 9 (0) v, 2005 v Singapore, 6 January 2010
Sepehr Heidari 19 June 1980(age 30) Iran Persepolis 4 (0) v Iraq, June 2007 v Singapore, 6 January 2010
Alireza Mohammad 14 July 1981(age 29) Iran Persepolis 3 (0) v China, 1 June 2009 v Thailand, 3 March 2010
Seyed Mohammad Hosseini 22 June 1979(age 31) Iran Zob Ahan 1 (0) v Armenia, 11 August 2010 v Armenia, 11 August 2010
Hassan Ashjari 18 February 1979(age 31) Iran Steel Azin 13 (0) v Ecuador, December 2008 v Korea Republic, 7 September 2010
Hashem Beikzadeh 22 January 1984(age 26) Iran Sepahan 12 (1) v United Arab Emirates, August 2006 v Brazil, 7 October 2010
Midfielders
Majid Gholamnejad 18 June 1983(age 27) Iran Saipa 17 (1) v Bahrain, March 2008 v Singapore, 6 January 2010
Fereydoon Zandi 26 April 1979(age 31) Iran Steel Azin 29 (5) v Bahrain, February 2005 v Singapore, 6 January 2010
Ali Karimi 8 November 1978(age 32) Iran Steel Azin 112 (36) v Kuwait, October 1998 v Thailand, 3 March 2010
Mehrzad Madanchi 10 January 1985(age 25) Iran Steel Azin 42 (8) v Belarus, August 2003 v Thailand, 3 March 2010
Amir Hossein Feshangchi 7 January 1987(age 23) Iran Persepolis 2 (0) v Iceland, 10 November 2009 v Armenia, 11 August 2010
Hamidreza Aliasgari 25 May 1990(age 20) Iran Persepolis 1 (0) v Armenia, 11 August 2010 v Armenia, 11 August 2010
Farzad Ashoubi 6 April 1980(age 30) Iran Esteghlal 9 (0) v Iraq, June 2007 v Brazil, 7 October 2010
Forwards
Mojtaba Zarei 1 January 1984(age 27) Iran Persepolis 2 (0) v Bahrain, August 31, 2009 v Jordan, November 22, 2009
Mohsen Khalili 14 February 1981(age 29) Iran Steel Azin 12 (1) v Costa Rica, January 2008 v Singapore, 6 January 2010

Most capped players : Asian Cups
# Name Career Caps Goals
1 Ali Daei 1993 � 2006 149 109
2 Javad Nekounam* 2000 � Present 113 25
3 Ali Karimi* 1998 � Present 112 35
4 Mehdi Mahdavikia 1996 � 2009 111 12
5 Hossein Kaebi* 2002 � Present 89 2
6 Karim Bagheri 1993 � 2010 87 50
7 Hamid Reza Estili 1990 � 2000 82 12
8 Javad Zarincheh 1987 � 2000 80 1
9 Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh 1987 � 1998 79 0
10 Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht* 2000 � 2008 77 14

Top goalscorers :
# Name Career Goals Caps
1 Ali Daei 1993 � 2006 109 149
2 Karim Bagheri 1993 � 2010 50 87
3 Ali Karimi* 1998 � Present 36 112
4 Javad Nekounam* 2000 � Present 25 113
5 Gholam Hossein Mazloomi 1969 � 1977 19 40
= Farshad Pious 1984 � 1994 19 34
7 Ali Asghar Modir Roosta 1990 � 1998 18 32
8 Vahid Hashemian 1998 � 2009 15 50
9 Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht* 2000 � 2008 14 77
10 Mehdi Mahdavikia 1996 � 2009 13 111
= Ali Parvin 1970 � 1980 13 76
= Hassan Rowshan 1974 � 1980 13 39
13 Parviz Ghelichkhani 1964 � 1977 12 64

Top goalscorers :
# Reign Player Caps (Goals) Years Active Matches As Captain(Goals)
1 1996 � 1998 Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh 79 (0) 1988 � 1998 ?(0)
2 1998 � 1999 Nader Mohammadkhani 64 (4) 1988 � 1999 ?(?)
3 1999 � 2000 Hamid Reza Estili 82 (12) 1990 � 2000 ?(?)
4 2000 � 2006 Ali Daei 149 (109) 1993 � 2006 74(44)
5 2006 � 2009 Mehdi Mahdavikia 111 (13) 1996 � 2009 20(1)
6 2009 � Present Javad Nekounam 113 (25) 2000 � Present 14(4)

Iran World Cup captains :
# Matches As Captain Player World Cup Played As A Captain(Goals) Years Active Caps(Goals)
1 3(0) Ali Parvin Argentina 1978 1970 � 1980 76(13)
2 2(0) Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh France 1998 1987 � 1998 79(0)
3 2(0) Ali Daei Germany 2006 1993 � 2006 149(109)

Iran Asian Cup captains :
# Matches As Captain Player Asian Cup Played As A Captain Years Active Caps(Goals)
1 4 (0) Hassan Habibi Iran 1968 1958 � 1970 31 (0)
2 4 (0) Mostafa Arab Thailand 1972 1959 � 1972 48 (2)
3 3 (0) Parviz Ghelichkhani Iran 1976 1964 � 1977 64 (12)
4 5 (0) Nasser Hejazi Kuwait 1980 1968 � 1980 62 (0)
5 6 (0) Mohammad Panjali Singapore 1984 1978 � 1991 45 (0)
6 6 (0) Sirous Ghayeghran Qatar 1988 1986 � 1992 40 (6)
7 3 (0) Sirous Ghayeghran Japan 1992 1986 � 1992 40 (6)
8 1 (0) Mojtaba Moharrami UAE 1996 1988 � 1996 37 (5)
9 4 (2) Hamid Reza Estili Lebanon 2000 1990 � 2000 82 (12)
10 6 (3) Ali Daei China 2004 1993 � 2006 149 (109)
11 4 (0) Mehdi Mahdavikia Asian Cup 2007 1996 � 2009 111 (13)


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No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club

Iran squad 1978 FIFA World Cup

Hejazi, Danaeifard, Fariba, Bishkar, Allahverdi, Nayebagha, Parvin, Ghasempour, Sadeghi, Roshan, Ghesghayan, Mavaddat, Majd Teymouri, Nazari, Eskandarian, Nouraei, Jahani, Faraki, Shojaei, Abdollahi, Kazerani, Korbekandi
Coach : Mohajerani

Iran squad 1998 FIFA World Cup

Abedzadeh, Mahdavikia, Saadavi, Khakpour, Peyrovani, Bagheri, Mansourian, Dinmohammadi, Estili, Daei, Azizi, Nakisa, Latifi, Mohammadkhani, Ostad‑Asadi, Shahroudi, Zarincheh, Hamedani, Seraj, Pashazadeh, Minavand, Broumand
Coach : Talebi

Iran squad 2006 FIFA World Cup

Mirzapour, Mahdavikia, Bakhtiarizadeh, Golmohammadi, Rezaei, Nekounam, Zandi, Karimi, Hashemian, Daei, Khatibi, Roudbarian, Kaebi, Teymourian, Borhani, Enayati, Kazemian, Navidkia, Sadeghi, Nosrati, Madanchi, Talebloo, Shojaei
Coach : Ivanković

National sports teams of Iran

Baseball, Basketball (M, M U19, M U17, W) , Boxing, Cricket, Field Hockey (M, W), Football (M, M U23, M U20, M U17, W, Beach), Futsal (M, W), Handball (M, W), Rugby Union, Tennis (M, W), Volleyball (M, M U21, M U19, W) , Water Polo, Wrestling (FS, GR)
Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games

Football in Iran

League competitionsPro League, Azadegan League , 2nd Division , 3rd Division
Cup competitionsHazfi Cup, Super Cup
National teamsMen, Women, U-23, U-20, U-17
Lists and categoriesLeague system, Champions, Foreign players, List of clubs, List of venues, Top goalscorers(all-time, by season)

National football teams of Iran

SeniorMen's (Team Melli) (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010), Women's (Zanân) (2008)
YouthMen's U23 (Omid), Men's U20 (Javânân), Men's U17 (Nojavânân)

International association football

AsiaAFCAsian Cup
AfricaCAFAfrica Cup of Nations
North, Central America and CaribbeanCONCACAFGold Cup
South AmericaCONMEBOL � Copa América
OceaniaOFCNations Cup
EuropeUEFAEuropean Championship
Non-FIFAN.F.-BoardViva World Cup

National football teams of Asia (AFC)

Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China PR, Chinese Taipei, Guam, Hong Kong*, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau*, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Northern Mariana Islands �, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
� Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA

1978 FIFA World Cup finalists

ChampionsArgentina
Runners-upNetherlands
Third placeBrazil
Fourth placeItaly
Eliminated in the second roundAustria, Peru, Poland, West Germany
Eliminated in the group stageFrance, Hungary, Iran, Mexico, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia

1998 FIFA World Cup finalists

ChampionsFrance
Runners-upBrazil
Third placeCroatia
Fourth placeNetherlands
Eliminated in the quarter-finalsArgentina, Denmark, Germany, Italy
Eliminated in the round of 16Chile, England, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Romania, FR Yugoslavia
Eliminated in the group stageAustria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Colombia, Iran, Jamaica, Japan, Korea Republic, Morocco, Scotland, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Tunisia, United States

2006 FIFA World Cup finalists

ChampionsItaly
Runners-upFrance
Third placeGermany
Fourth placePortugal
Eliminated in the quarter-finalsArgentina, Brazil, England, Ukraine
Eliminated in the round of 16Australia, Ecuador, Ghana, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
Eliminated in the group stageAngola, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Iran, Japan, Korea Republic, Paraguay, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Serbia & Montenegro, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United States



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