Tournaments statistics

 

 

All time records
Final Rounds
YEAR P W D L GF GA GD %
2006 3 0 1 2 2 6 -4  
1998 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2  
1978 3 0 1 2 2 8 -6  
Total 9 1 2 6 6 18 -12  

 

Qualification Rounds
YEAR P W D L GF GA GD
2010 8 4 4 0 10 4 6
2006 12 9 1 2 29 7 22
2002 14 9 3 2 36 9 27
1998 17 8 6 3 57 17 40
1994 11 5 3 3 23 13 10
1990 6 5 0 1 12 5 7
1986 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 11 9 2 0 18 3 15
1974 8 5 1 2 9 6 3
Total 87 54 20 13 194 64 130

* Data calculated up to the third round of WC210 qualifications

Executive Brief

  • Iran played a total of 95 matches in the World Cup tournament since 1973.
  • Average goals scored per match in the final rounds =  0.67 
  • Average goals scored per match in the qualifying rounds =  2.25
  • Best year average scoring record in Qualifiers was in 1998 with 57 goals scored and and average of 3.35 goals per match.
  • Karim Bagheri holds the record for most goals scored in a match with 7 goals against Maldives 1998 qualifying match in Damascus Abbassyeen stadium on  2nd June 1997.
  • Karim Bagheri  also holds the record for most goals scored in the qualification rounds with 26 goals of which 20 was scored in 1998 qualifying rounds and 6 in 2002.
  • Ali Daei and holds the record for number of games in World Cup tournament with 34 games .
  • Only 1 players played in 4 consecutive World Cup tournaments, qualifying rounds Ali Daei .
  • The first ever Iranian player to score in the final rounds was Andranik Eskandarian, however it was an own goal. The first goal scorer was Iraj Danaeifard against Scotland in 1978.
  • Iran held the World Record for World Cup game score when the beat Maldives 17-0 in 1997 and then repeated the feat four years later when they beat Guam 19-0 in Tabriz. The record is now held by Australia.

FIFA list of Total World Cup Matches Ranks 

Rank Team Points P W D L GF GA PPG GF/GP GA/GP
38. Iran 121 62 36 13 13 146 56 1.95 2.35 0.90

 

  • Iran is ranked number 38  in total number of points  (121 points)
  • Iran is ranked number 60  in total number of games played (62 matches) 
  • Iran is ranked number 36  in total number of wins (36 matches)
  • Iran is ranked number 60  in total number of games drawn (13 matches) 
  • Iran is ranked number 106  in total number of games lost (13 matches) 
  • Iran is ranked number 29  in total number of goals scored (146 goals) 
  • Iran is ranked number 91  in total number of goals conceded (56 goals) 
  • Iran is ranked number 9  in total Points per Game (1.95 PPG) 
  • Iran is ranked number 9  in total Goal per Game (2.35 GF/GP) 
  • Iran is ranked number 18  in total Goal per Game (0.90 GA/GP)

Note: FIFA is including the result of the return match between Iran and Syria in the preliminary qualification match in 1978, which was supposed to be held in Damascus, but was never played due to Syria's withdrawal (declared 2-0 for Iran) in the overall table.

 

Updated on Wednesday February 09, 2011