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Iran
Group G · Pot 2

Iran
Team Melli.

Seventh World Cup in history — three in a row for Taremi and Azmoun. Never advanced from the group stage in 7 tournaments. They head to the USA with ambitions to change that statistic and with a powerful diaspora in the stands.

Route · Group G
Mon · 15 JUNIran — New Zealand — · —Los Angeles · 18:00 Sun · 21 JUNBelgium — Iran — · —Los Angeles · 12:00 Fri · 26 JUNEgypt — Iran — · —Seattle · 20:00
Wed 1 JULRound of 16 · G vs ?Boston
National anthem
سرود ملی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
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Full path · 7 stages

National team
calendar.

Matchday 1
15 JUN · MON · 18:00
vs New Zealand
Los Angeles · SoFi Stadium
Matchday 2
21 JUN · SUN · 12:00
away at Belgium
Los Angeles · SoFi Stadium
Matchday 3
26 JUN · FRI · 20:00
away at Egypt
Seattle · Lumen Field
Round of 16
28 JUN–3 JUL · FRI
if they qualify
Atlanta · Boston · Vancouver · Guadalajara and 12 more
Round of 16
4 JUL–7 JUL · TUE
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas · Kansas City · Los Angeles and 4 more
Quarterfinals
9 JUL–11 JUL · SAT
if they qualify
Atlanta · New York / NJ · San Francisco · Philadelphia
Semifinals
14 JUL–15 JUL · WED
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas
Final
19 JUL · SUN
if they qualify
New York / NJ

Group stage confirmed, playoffs — date range and potential venues. Playoff schedule to be finalized after Round of 16 draw.

7
Tournaments in history
0
No titles
#20
FIFA Ranking
251
Odds to win
Coaching staff

Galeano —
local after Queiroz.

AG

Amir Galenoei

Head Coach · Iran · since March 2023

Iranian, former Sepahan and Esteghlal player. Took over in March 2023 after Queiroz's departure. Completed AFC qualification unbeaten. At his third World Cup, Taremi and Azmoun will attempt to lead Iran out of the group for the first time in history.

Unbeaten in qualifying 34 matches · 22 wins 4-2-3-1
Stars

Four players
to watch.

Mehdi Taremi

Mehdi Taremi

Forward · № 9 · 33 years old

Captain, Inter forward. Scissor kick vs Chelsea in Champions League 2022/23 — UEFA Goal of the Season.

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Sardar Azmoun

Sardar Azmoun

Forward · № 11 · 31 years old

No. 9 at Al-Shabab Al-Ahli. 4× RPL champion with Zenit (2018–2022).

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Reza Asadibakhsh

Reza Asadibakhsh

Midfielder · № 7 · 32 years old

Experienced winger at Heerenveen. Team's creative force.

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Alireza Beiranvand

Alireza Beiranvand

Goalkeeper · № 1 · 33 years old

No. 1 at Tractor. Saved a penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo at World Cup 2018 (1:1).

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Squad · preliminary list

Twenty-six players
under one roof.

Preliminary Final FIFA squad list — by May 27, 2026.

Goalkeepers

1
Alireza Beiranvand Tractor 33 years · 194 cm · €0.8M
12
Paiam Niiazmand Sepahan 30 years · 191 cm · €0.7M
22
Hossein Hosseini Esteghlal 33 years · 188 cm · €0.4M

Defenders

2
Sadeg Mohammami Dinamo Zagreb 30 years · 178 cm · €3.0M
3
Ehsan Hajsafi AEK 35 years old · 178 cm · €0.7M
4
Shoja Khalilzade Al-Ahly 36 years · 188 cm · €0.4M
5
Milad Mohammadi Persepolis 32 years old · 181 cm · €0.6M
13
Hossein Kanani-Zadegan Al-Ahly 32 years old · 192 cm · €1.2M
15
Majid Hosseini Kayserispor 30 years old · 191 cm · €1.5M
19
Majid Aliari Sepahan 26 years old · 184 cm · €0.8M
23
Ramin Rezaeian Sepahan 35 years old · 180 cm · €0.5M

Midfielders

6
Said Ezatollahi Al-Wakrah 29 years old · 188 cm · €1.5M
7
Reza Asadibakhsh Hereenveen 32 years old · 180 cm · €1.2M
8
Ahmad Nurollahi Sparta Prague 27 years old · 179 cm · €3.0M
14
Saman Ghoddos Brentford 32 years old · 178 cm · €3.0M
16
Mehdi Torabi Esteghlal 29 years old · 175 cm · €0.6M
17
Ali Golizade Lech Poznań 30 years old · 175 cm · €1.5M
18
Omid Noorafkan Sepahan 28 years old · 175 cm · €0.5M
21
Mohammad Mohebi Rostov 27 years old · 174 cm · €2.0M

Forwards

9
Mehdi Taremi Inter 33 years old · 187 cm · €10M
10
Karim Ansarifard Omonia 35 years old · 184 cm · €0.4M
11
Sardar Azmoun Shabab Al-Ahli 31 years old · 186 cm · €5.0M
24
Reza Asadi Gohar goal 30 years old · 190 cm · €0.7M
25
Shahab Zahedi Zira 29 years old · 192 cm · €0.5M
26
Allahyar Sayadmanesh Al-Gharafa 28 years old · 178 cm · €1.0M
History

Seven tournaments,
one exit.

Without Round of 16.

7 tournaments: 1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026. Highlights — victory over Wales and a dramatic 0–1 loss to England in Doha. Failed to advance from the group stage in all 7 appearances.

2022GroupEngland 2–6, Wales 2–0, USA 0–1Group
2018GroupMorocco 1–0, Spain 0–1, Portugal 1–1Group
2014GroupNigeria 0–0, Argentina 0–1, Bosnia 1–3Group
2006GroupMexico 1–3, Portugal 0–2, Angola 1–1Group
1998GroupYugoslavia 0:1, USA 2:1, Germany 0:2Group
Chants

Stadium chants
on matchday.

Real fan chants for the national team — original, phonetic in Russian, translation and context.

Iran, Iran
I-rán! I-rán!
[I-ran! I-ran!]
Iran! Iran!

Two-syllable chant with a long "A". At Azadi in Tehran — 100 thousand voices.