Iran advanced to the third round of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers and booked their place at the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 after defeating Turkmenistan 1-0 in Group E of the Preliminary Joint Qualification - Round 2.

Iran National Football Team has beat Turkmenistan in the third week of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification in Group E.

In the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 quarter final victory against Japan, Mohammad Mohebbi commended Mehdi Taremi’s contribution to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s 2-1 win, even though the suspended striker did not play, AFC reported.

10-man Iran national football team defeated Syria 5-3 in penalty shootout on Wednesday in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage.

The following is a video summary of the score, goals, and highlights of the Iran-Palestine football match in which Iran defeated Palestine 4-1 in their Group C AFC Asian Cup 2023 opener at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar.

Iran national football team defeated Palestine 4-1 in their Asian Cup Group C opener Sunday night.

The eighteenth edition of the AFC Asian Cup officially kicked off in Doha on Friday. Iran national football team are looking to bring an end to 47-year title drought.

Iran national football team came from behind to beat Burkina Faso 2-1 in a friendly match on Friday.

Iran national football team will play Burkina Faso in a friendly match on Jan. 5 as part of preparation for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

Former Qatar coach Felix Sanchez is a new candidate to lead Iran national football team. The local media reports suggest that the 47-year-old Spanish coach has been shortlisted to take charge of Team Melli. Sanchez parted ways with Qatar after 2022 FIFA World Cup, where Al Ennabi failed to register a single point in Group A. Now, Sanchez has ...

Head Coach of Iran national football team in 2022 Qatar World Cup, Carlos Quiroz, announced the names of 25 members of his team on Sunday evening. The Iranian players' list is as follows: Goal keepers: Alireza Beiranvand, Seyyed Hossein Hosseini, Amir Abedzadeh, and Payam Niazmand. Defense: Morteza Puraliganji, Shoja Khalizadeh, Mohammad-Hossein ...

Iran national football team will travel to Doha, Qatar on Nov. 14. Mehdi Mohammad Nabi, a member of Iran Football Federations Board of Directors, had previously said Team Melli will leave Tehran on Nov. 16. Iran have been drawn in Group B of the 2022 FIFA World Cup along with England, the U.S. and Wales. Carlos Queirozs side will start the ...

Iran moved up two places to 20 in the latest FIFA ranking released Thursday. Iran, headed by Carlos Queiroz, defeated Uruguay 1-0 and drew 1-1 with Senegal in two friendly matches held in Austria in late September. Brazil will go to this years World Cup as the top-rated team after extending its lead over second-place Belgium. The next FIFA ...

The friendly match with Uruguay slated for Sept. 23 in Austria, can be the first and most important step forward in reuniting the Iranian football players ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. A month ago, the Iran national football team the squad was split between those who support Dragan Skocic and players who want him out. Shortly after, the football ...

MNA Multiple media reports suggest that Ali Daei is to be announced as the new head coach of Iran national football team in few hours. After the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) parted ways with Marc Wilmots, several coaches were shortlisted to take charge of Team Melli, however the federation has not appointed the new head ...

MNA Iran national football team remained as the top team of Asia in the latest FIFA ranking published on Thursday. Iran stands at 23rd in the overall ranking with 1522 points, sharing the same position and points with Wales. In the Asian continent, Iran tops the ranking while Japan (1490), South Korea (1470), Australia (1441), and Qatar (1377) ...

Press TV - Crossing over to Asia, Irans national team have celebrated their 1st victory under Marc Wilmots, after thrashing Syria 5-nil in a friendly match at the Azadi Stadium; Mehdi Taremi was definitely the man of the match. Iran opened the scoring on the half-hour mark, after a combination of short-passes met a surgical finish by Alireza Jahanbakhsh....

MNA According to the latest FIFA world ranking, the national Iranian football team has remained as the best team in Asia above the Australia and Japan as well as the AFC Asian Cup champion Qatar. According to the AFC Asian Cup website, the Islamic Republic of Iran remained as the Continent's highest ranked team while AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 champions ...

Al-Monitor - "Now the end is here," wrote Carlos Queiroz on his Instagram page. The 65-year-old Portuguese coach had led Iran's national soccer team for eight years. His emotional farewell followed a 3-0 defeat by Japan in the AFC Asian Cup semi-finals at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in the Emirati city of al-Ain on Jan. 28. Right into the second half,...

Tasnim Carlos Queiroz said he has ended his time as head coach of Iran national football team, following a 3-0 defeat against Japan in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 semi-finals. "I wish the Iranian people the best," said Queiroz in his post-match press conference. "After eight years, I have done my work, and this is the end. Good luck to the true ...