The AFC side Iran have recently shown consistent qualification abilities for the FIFA World Cup tournaments.
In the FIFA World Cup 2022, Iran must try to bring some special performances to make this tournament very special in their football history.
Before the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, let’s check out some crucial FIFA World Cup records and stats for Iran.
Note: All the records are till FIFA World Cup 2018
(Team Records)
Contents
Brief records
Hosts
Best Result
Final place in every edition
Last records
Match records (Top 3)
> Biggest winning margin
> Biggest losing margin
Iran’s brief records in FIFA World Cup history
Participation | Matches | Won | Drawn* | Penalty shootout | Lost | Winning %* | |
Won | Lost | ||||||
5/21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 9 | 13.33 |
(Drawn: including penalty shootout matches; Winning %: excluding penalty shootouts)
Hosts: Never
Best Result: Group Stage
Iran’s final place in every FIFA World Cup
Year | Host(s) | Last position |
1930 | Uruguay | Not a FIFA member |
1934 | Italy | Not a FIFA member |
1938 | France | Not a FIFA member |
1950 | Brazil | Did not enter |
1954 | Switzerland | Did not enter |
1958 | Sweden | Did not enter |
1962 | Chile | Did not enter |
1966 | England | Did not enter |
1970 | Mexico | Did not enter |
1974 | West Germany | Did not qualify |
1978 | Argentina | First Group Stage |
1982 | Spain | Withdrew |
1986 | Mexico | Disqualified |
1990 | Italy | Did not qualify |
1994 | USA | Did not qualify |
1998 | France | Group Stage |
2002 | South Korea & Japan | Did not qualify |
2006 | Germany | Group Stage |
2010 | South Africa | Did not qualify |
2014 | Brazil | Group Stage |
2018 | Russia | Group Stage |
Last time in FIFA World Cup for Iran:
Last Group Stage exit: 2018
Last Failed to Qualify: 2010
Iran’s match records in FIFA World Cup (Top 3)
Biggest winning margin | Biggest losing margin |
2-1 vs USA in 1998 | 4-1 vs Peru in 1978 |
1-0 vs Morocco in 2018 | 3-0 vs Netherlands in 1978 |
— | 3-1 vs Mexico in 2006 |
Also Read | FIFA World Cup 2022: England - World Cup Records and Stats and FIFA World Cup 2022: Argentina - World Cup Records and Stats
(Players’ Records)
Contents
Most FIFA World Cup editions
Top 5 most appearances
Top 5 most goals
Most FIFA World Cup editions for Iran
Masoud Shojaei played in three editions (2006, 2014 and 2018).
Top 5 most appearances for Iran in FIFA World Cup
Player | Appearances |
Mehdi Mahdavikia | 6 |
Andranik Teymourian | 6 |
Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 6 |
Ehsan Hajsafi | 6 |
Ali Daei | 5 |
Top 5 most goals for Iran in FIFA World Cup
Player | Goals |
Iraj Danaeifard | 1 |
Hassan Rowshan | 1 |
Hamid Estili | 1 |
Mehdi Mahdavikia | 1 |
Yahya Golmohammadi | 1 |
