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Irannational football team record

354
Wins
146
Draws
120
Defeats

620 matches, 1941 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1852, 27th in the world

Iran have played 620 internationals since 1941: 354 wins, 146 draws and 120 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is South Korea, with 33 meetings. Their biggest win is 19–0 against Guam in World Cup qualifying on 24 November 2000.

Iran's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All6203541461201179–48857%
Competitive4192519870863–30260%
Friendlies2011034850316–18651%
At home2131524021508–11671%
Away173844643239–16849%
Neutral venues2341186056432–20450%

Record against every opponent

Iran have played 125 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
South Korea3313101034–362022
Syria291612149–162024
Kuwait28139635–252014
Iraq26165535–182022
Qatar26174547–212025
China23136439–182019
North Korea21174036–92025
UAE20163129–52025
Japan1976621–222024
Bahrain1885532–132021
Uzbekistan18106221–102026
Jordan1473418–112023
Saudi Arabia1446419–132012
Thailand14113032–52013
Oman1374226–152019
Lebanon12101131–32022
Turkey121478–222018
Hong Kong1090123–42024
Pakistan10100048–51993
Turkmenistan1063117–72024
Australia73228–81997
Bosnia751119–102020
India751115–22016
Russia71244–92026
Bangladesh660028–11989
Indonesia651016–32024
Kyrgyzstan660025–42024
Maldives660042–02011
Palestine642018–32024
Israel53117–61974
Myanmar53027–41974
Nepal550025–01996
Angola42207–22023
Cambodia440028–12021
Malaysia44008–02007
Taiwan440020–02006
Tajikistan440014–12012
Algeria31023–42022
Belarus30213–42014
Canada32012–12001
Chile31114–32015
Costa Rica32108–22026
Ecuador30212–32008
Guam330031–02015
Hungary30031–61998
Kenya33006–12023
Laos330020–12004
Mexico30032–92007
New Zealand31205–22026
Nigeria30121–32026
North Macedonia32107–32016
Portugal30121–62018
Ireland31022–42001
Singapore321010–22010
Tunisia30122–52022
USA31113–32022
Venezuela32103–12018
Yemen330011–12019
Afghanistan4–0 (1950), 6–1 (2023)220010–12023
Argentina1–1 (1977), 0–1 (2014)20111–22014
Azerbaijan2–1 (2005), 1–0 (2008)22003–12008
Bulgaria1–1 (1978), 1–0 (2023)21102–12023
Cameroon1–1 (1992), 0–0 (1992)20201–11992
Croatia0–2 (1998), 2–2 (2006)20112–42006
Egypt1–1 (2000), 1–1 (2026)20202–22026
Germany0–2 (1998), 0–2 (2004)20020–42004
Ghana3–0 (1978), 2–0 (1986)22005–01986
Guinea1–1 (1989), 1–2 (2014)20112–32014
Jamaica1–0 (1998), 8–1 (2007)22009–12007
Kazakhstan2–0 (1998), 3–0 (2000)22005–02000
Mali1–2 (2009), 2–0 (2026)21013–22026
Montenegro0–0 (2014), 2–1 (2017)21102–12017
Morocco1–1 (1977), 1–0 (2018)21102–12018
Panama1–0 (2004), 2–1 (2017)22003–12017
Poland0–2 (1990), 0–1 (1990)20020–31990
Romania2–2 (1976), 0–0 (1977)20202–21977
Senegal1–1 (2009), 1–1 (2022)20202–22022
Slovakia4–3 (2001), 2–3 (2002)21016–62002
Sri Lanka7–0 (1996), 4–0 (1996)220011–01996
Togo2–0 (2005), 2–0 (2017)22004–02017
Trinidad and Tobago2–0 (2014), 1–0 (2018)22003–02018
Uruguay1–1 (2003), 1–0 (2022)21102–12022
Wales0–1 (1978), 2–0 (2022)21012–12022
South Yemen8–0 (1976), 2–0 (1989)220010–01989
Yugoslavia0–0 (1978), 1–3 (1985)20111–31985
Albania0–1 (2012)10010–12012
Armenia3–1 (2010)11003–12010
Austria1–5 (2000)10011–52000
Belgium0–0 (2026)10100–02026
Bolivia2–1 (2018)11002–12018
Botswana1–1 (2009)10101–12009
Brazil0–3 (2010)10010–32010
Burkina Faso2–1 (2024)11002–12024
Cape Verde0–0 (2025)10100–02025
Cyprus0–0 (2000)10100–02000
Czechoslovakia0–1 (1974)10010–11974
Denmark0–0 (1999)10100–01999
DR Congo1–3 (1977)10011–31977
England2–6 (2022)10012–62022
France1–2 (1978)10011–21978
Gambia3–1 (2026)11003–12026
Georgia2–1 (2000)11002–12000
Guatemala2–2 (1999)10102–21999
Iceland1–0 (2009)11001–02009
Libya4–0 (2005)11004–02005
Lithuania1–0 (2018)11001–02018
Madagascar1–0 (2011)11001–02011
Mauritania2–0 (2012)11002–02012
Mozambique3–0 (2012)11003–02012
Netherlands0–3 (1978)10010–31978
Nicaragua1–0 (2022)11001–02022
Papua New Guinea8–1 (2016)11008–12016
Paraguay1–1 (2002)10101–12002
Peru1–4 (1978)10011–41978
Philippines7–1 (1984)11007–11984
Scotland1–1 (1978)10101–11978
Serbia0–1 (1998)10010–11998
Sierra Leone4–0 (2018)11004–02018
Spain0–1 (2018)10010–12018
Sweden1–3 (2015)10011–32015
Tanzania2–0 (2025)11002–02025
Uganda2–2 (1989)10102–21989
Ukraine1–0 (2002)11001–02002
Vietnam2–0 (2019)11002–02019
Zambia3–2 (2008)11003–22008

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v GuamWorld Cup qualifying, 24 Nov 200019–0 for Iran
  2. v MaldivesWorld Cup qualifying, 2 Jun 199717–0 for Iran
  3. v CambodiaWorld Cup qualifying, 10 Oct 201914–0 for Iran
  4. v CambodiaWorld Cup qualifying, 11 Jun 202110–0 for Iran
  5. v MaldivesWorld Cup qualifying, 11 Jun 19979–0 for Iran

Heaviest defeats

  1. at TurkeyFriendly, 28 May 19501–6 for Iran
  2. v South KoreaAsian Games, 28 May 19580–5 for Iran
  3. v EnglandWorld Cup, 21 Nov 20222–6 for Iran
  4. at AustriaFriendly, 1 Sept 20001–5 for Iran
  5. at MexicoFriendly, 2 Jun 20070–4 for Iran

Latest results

  1. at RussiaFriendly, 29 Sept 20260–2 for Iran
  2. at UzbekistanFriendly, 24 Sept 20261–3 for Iran
  3. v EgyptWorld Cup, 26 Jun 20261–1 for Iran
  4. v BelgiumWorld Cup, 21 Jun 20260–0 for Iran
  5. v New ZealandWorld Cup, 15 Jun 20262–2 for Iran
  6. v MaliFriendly, 4 Jun 20262–0 for Iran
  7. v GambiaFriendly, 29 May 20263–1 for Iran
  8. v Costa RicaJordan International Tournament, 31 Mar 20265–0 for Iran
  9. v NigeriaJordan International Tournament, 27 Mar 20261–2 for Iran
  10. v UzbekistanAl Ain International Cup, 18 Nov 20250–0 for Iran

Iran's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1941: 1511End of 1947: 1488End of 1948: 1483End of 1950: 1484End of 1951: 1513End of 1958: 1454End of 1959: 1481End of 1965: 1484End of 1966: 1523End of 1967: 1513End of 1968: 1603End of 1969: 1603End of 1970: 1579End of 1971: 1596End of 1972: 1624End of 1973: 1647End of 1974: 1697End of 1975: 1683End of 1976: 1756End of 1977: 1814End of 1978: 1697End of 1980: 1753End of 1982: 1755End of 1984: 1763End of 1985: 1728End of 1986: 1744End of 1988: 1692End of 1989: 1693End of 1990: 1709End of 1991: 1705End of 1992: 1699End of 1993: 1665End of 1994: 1648End of 1996: 1770End of 1997: 1769End of 1998: 1779End of 1999: 1791End of 2000: 1789End of 2001: 1805End of 2002: 1778End of 2003: 1794End of 2004: 1869End of 2005: 1877End of 2006: 1812End of 2007: 1825End of 2008: 1837End of 2009: 1727End of 2010: 1787End of 2011: 1837End of 2012: 1754End of 2013: 1828End of 2014: 1755End of 2015: 1815End of 2016: 1864End of 2017: 1887End of 2018: 1902End of 2019: 1827End of 2020: 1849End of 2021: 1927End of 2022: 1858End of 2023: 1904End of 2024: 1931End of 2025: 1880End of 2026: 1852
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1937, reached on 20 March 2025. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly2011034850316–186
World Cup qualifying1611023920349–101
AFC Asian Cup7445209143–55
AFC Asian Cup qualifying473683137–21
Asian Games472961286–35
WAFF Championship28197256–16
World Cup21371116–34
LG Cup1152416–10
Brazil Independence Cup40133–8
Jordan International Tournament430113–3
Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament440018–0
Beijing International Friendship Tournament30122–5
CAFA Nations Cup330012–2
Lunar New Year Cup30212–3
Maple Cup31204–3

Top scorers

  1. 1Ali Daei49
  2. 2Sardar Azmoun37
  3. 3Mehdi Taremi33
  4. 4Karim Bagheri32
  5. 5Javad Nekounam17
  6. 6Karim Ansarifard15
  7. 7Ali Karimi13
  8. 8Alireza Jahanbakhsh10
  9. 9Khodadad Azizi10
  10. 10Mehdi Mahdavikia9

Counted from the 229 of 620 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Iran play their first international?

On 23 August 1941, a 1–0 win against India in a friendly.

What is Iran's biggest win?

19–0 against Guam in World Cup qualifying on 24 November 2000.

What is Iran's heaviest defeat?

1–6 against Turkey in a friendly on 28 May 1950.

Who have Iran played the most?

South Korea: 33 matches, with 13 wins, 10 draws and 10 defeats for Iran.

What is Iran's longest winning run?

10 wins in a row, from 8 October 2020 to 7 October 2021.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.