Iran have appeared in the FIFA World Cup on six occasions: in 1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018 and 2022. They are yet to have progressed from the group stages.^[1][2]

As of 1 April 2024

Rank	Team	Part	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Mexico	17	189	121	41	27	453	134	+319	404
2	Australia	16	165	99	40	26	422	125	+297	337
3	South Korea	16	155	97	40	18	311	91	+220	331
4	Costa Rica	17	187	93	47	47	309	184	+125	326
5	Iran	12	150	95	36	19	328	91	+237	321
6	Argentina	15	159	91	42	26	270	137	+133	315
7	Netherlands	19	135	89	26	20	329	101	+228	293
8	United States	19	168	84	40	44	287	191	+96	292
9	Uruguay	18	178	81	47	50	253	191	+62	290
10	Spain	19	125	87	26	12	291	81	+210	287

FIFA World Cup finals record											FIFA World Cup 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		18th	3	1	1	1	2	2	Squad		18	12	6	0	36	5
2022		26th	3	1	0	2	4	7	Squad		18	14	1	3	49	8
2026	To be determined										To be determined
2030
2034
2038
Total	First round	6/26	18	3	4	11	13	31	—		146	92	35	19	316	89

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Peru	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	5	Advance to second round
2	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2	3
3	Scotland	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	3
4	Iran	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	1

3 June 1978

16:45 ART

Netherlands	3–0	Iran
Rensenbrink 40' (pen.), 62', 78' (pen.)	Report

Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza

Attendance: 33,431

Referee: Alfonso González Archundia (Mexico)

7 June 1978

16:45 ART

Scotland	1–1	Iran
Eskandarian 43' (o.g.)	Report	Danaeifard 60'

Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba

Attendance: 7,938

Referee: Youssou N'Diaye (Senegal)

11 June 1978

16:45 ART

Peru	4–1	Iran
Velásquez 2' Cubillas 36' (pen.), 39' (pen.), 79'	Report	Rowshan 41'

Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba

Attendance: 21,262

Referee: Alojzy Jarguz (Poland)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	FR Yugoslavia	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7
3	Iran	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
4	United States	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	0

14 June 1998

17:30

FR Yugoslavia	1–0	Iran
Mihajlović 72'	(Report)

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Attendance: 30,600

Referee: Alberto Tejada (Peru)

21 June 1998

21:00

United States	1–2	Iran
McBride 87'	(Report)	Estili 40' Mahdavikia 84'

Stade Gerland, Lyon

Attendance: 39,100

Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

25 June 1998

21:00

Germany	2–0	Iran
Bierhoff 50' Klinsmann 57'	(Report)

Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier

Attendance: 29,800

Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Mexico	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
3	Angola	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
4	Iran	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

11 June 2006

18:00

Mexico	3–1	Iran
Bravo 28', 76' Zinha 79'	(Report)	Golmohammadi 36'

FIFA WM Stadion Nürnberg, Nuremberg

Attendance: 41,000

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

17 June 2006

15:00

Portugal	2–0	Iran
Deco 63' Ronaldo 80' (pen.)	(Report)

FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt

Attendance: 48,000

Referee: Éric Poulat (France)

21 June 2006

16:00

Iran	1–1	Angola
Bakhtiarizadeh 75'	(Report)	Flávio 60'

Zentralstadion, Leipzig

Attendance: 38,000

Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	3	3	0	0	6	3	+3	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Nigeria	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
4	Iran	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

16 June 2014

16:00 UTC−3

Iran	0–0	Nigeria
	Report

Arena da Baixada, Curitiba

Attendance: 39,081

Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

21 June 2014

13:00 UTC−3

Argentina	1–0	Iran
Messi 90+1'	Report

Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte

Attendance: 57,698

Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

25 June 2014

13:00 UTC−3

Bosnia and Herzegovina	3–1	Iran
Džeko 23' Pjanić 59' Vršajević 83'	Report	Ghoochannejhad 82'

Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

Attendance: 48,011

Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	1	2	0	6	5	+1	5	Advance to knockout stage
2	Portugal	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	5
3	Iran	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	Morocco	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1

15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)

18:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Morocco	0–1	Iran
	Report	Bouhaddouz 90+5' (o.g.)

Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Attendance: 62,548

Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

20 June 2018 (2018-06-20)

21:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Iran	0–1	Spain
	Report	Costa 54'

Kazan Arena, Kazan

Attendance: 42,718

Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

25 June 2018 (2018-06-25)

21:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Iran	1–1	Portugal
Ansarifard 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Quaresma 45'

Mordovia Arena, Saransk

Attendance: 41,685

Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

Simultaneous to the Mahsa Amini protests in Iran, the team declined to sing the national anthem prior to their match with England.^[3] Prior to the match, captain Ehsan Hajsafi, said that the team support protestors.^[3]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	7	Advanced to knockout stage
2	United States	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
3	Iran	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	3
4	Wales	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1

21 November 2022 (2022-11-21)

16:00

England	6–2	Iran
Bellingham 35' Saka 43', 62' Sterling 45+1' Rashford 71' Grealish 90'	Report	Taremi 65', 90+13' (pen.)

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 45,334

Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

25 November 2022 (2022-11-25)

13:00

Wales	0–2	Iran
	Report	Cheshmi 90+8' Rezaeian 90+11'

Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 40,875

Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

29 November 2022 (2022-11-29)

22:00

Iran	0–1	United States
	Report	Pulisic 38'

Al Thumama Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 42,127

Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

World Cup	Round	Opponent	Score	Result	Iran scorer(s)
1978	Group 4	Netherlands	0–3	L
		Scotland	1–1	D	Danaeifard 60'
		Peru	1–4	L	Rowshan 41'
1998	Group F	FR Yugoslavia	0–1	L
		United States	2–1	W	Estili 40', Mahdavikia 84'
		Germany	0–2	L
2006	Group D	Mexico	1–3	L	Golmohammadi 36'
		Portugal	0–2	L
		Angola	1–1	D	Bakhtiarizadeh 75'
2014	Group F	Nigeria	0–0	D
		Argentina	0–1	L
		Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–3	L	Ghoochannejhad 82'
2018	Group B	Morocco	1–0	W	Bouhaddouz 90+5' (o.g.)
		Spain	0–1	L
		Portugal	1–1	D	Ansarifard 90+3' (pen.)
2022	Group B	England	2–6	L	Taremi 65', 90+13' (pen.)
		Wales	2–0	W	Cheshmi 90+8', Rezaeian 90+11'
		United States	0–1	L

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