Iran 2022 Soccer World Cup

Iran national football team also known as Team Melli (Persian: تیم ملی) has appeared in 6 World Cups. Their best result in the history of World Cups was to reach the group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022). Their current FIFA ranking is 20. The team is coached by Vacant and the team's captain is Ehsan Hajsafi.

Iran's current ranking in the group B is 3 out of 4.

Iran 2022 World Cup Results

Iran Results

Date (ET)

Opponent

Outcome

Round

Mon, Nov 21, 8 AM

vs. England

L 6-2

Group Stage

Fri, Nov 25, 5 AM

vs. Wales

W 2-0

Group Stage

Tue, Nov 29, 2 PM

vs. United States

L 1-0

Group Stage

Group B Standings 2022 World Cup

Team

Played

Points

Won

Drawn

Lost

Goal Difference

England

3

7

2

1

0

+7

United States

3

5

1

2

0

+1

Iran

3

3

1

0

2

-3

Wales

3

1

0

1

2

-5

Iran 2022 World Cup Roster

Iran Goalkeeper Roster

Name

Position

Height

Weight

Age

Hossein Hosseini

Goalkeeper

6' 1"

174 lbs

30

Alireza Beiranvand

Goalkeeper

6' 4"

185 lbs

30

Amir Abedzadeh

Goalkeeper

6' 1"

174 lbs

29

Payam Niazmand

Goalkeeper

6' 4"

190 lbs

27

Iran Defender Roster

Name

Position

Height

Weight

Age

Shoja Khalilzadeh

Defender

6' 0"

152 lbs

33

Majid Hosseini

Defender

6' 2"

172 lbs

26

Sadegh Moharrami

Defender

5' 9"

157 lbs

26

Morteza Pouraliganji

Defender

6' 2"

174 lbs

30

Ramin Rezaeian

Defender

6' 1"

163 lbs

32

Milad Mohammadi

Defender

5' 10"

152 lbs

29

Hossein Kanani

Defender

6' 2"

181 lbs

28

Roozbeh Cheshmi

Defender

6' 4"

174 lbs

29

Abolfazl Jalali

Defender

5' 10"

157 lbs

24

Iran Midfielder Roster

Name

Position

Height

Weight

Age

Ali Karimi

Midfielder

6' 1"

172 lbs

28

Saeid Ezatolahi

Midfielder

6' 3"

181 lbs

26

Ali Gholizadeh

Midfielder

5' 9"

159 lbs

26

Ehsan Hajsafi

Midfielder

5' 10"

179 lbs

32

Vahid Amiri

Midfielder

5' 10"

157 lbs

34

Mehdi Torabi

Midfielder

6' 1"

157 lbs

28

Ahmad Noorollahi

Midfielder

5' 10"

161 lbs

29

Iran Forward Roster

Name

Position

Height

Weight

Age

Alireza Jahanbakhsh

Forward

5' 11"

170 lbs

29

Sardar Azmoun

Forward

6' 1"

172 lbs

27

Karim Ansarifard

Forward

6' 2"

174 lbs

32

Mehdi Taremi

Forward

6' 2"

172 lbs

30

Saman Ghoddos

Forward

5' 9"

172 lbs

29

General Information About The Iran Team

Nickname(s)

Team Melli (Persian: تیم ملی)

Head Coach

Vacant

Captain

Ehsan Hajsafi

FIFA Ranking

20

Appearances in World Cups

6

Best Result(s) in World Cups

Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022)