Iran football team – Interesting and Fun Facts

The current coach is the Portuguese Carlos Queiroz, who has been running the team since 2011 (data from June 1, 2018).

Fedrāsion-e Futbāll-e Irān was founded on November 30, 1919.

Iran is a team from Asia that has played official matches since 1941.

Iran football team interesting facts

1. Iran played its first match on January 1, 1941. He tied with the Kingdom of Afghanistan 0 to 0.

2. Midfielder Javad Nekunam (124) has played the most games for Iran. He scored 30 goals. In the national team since 2000.

3. Ali Daei scored the most goals (in 149 matches he scored 109 goals). He played in the years 1993–2006.

4. Iran won the Asian Championship three times (1968, 1972 and 1976) and took third place four times (1980, 1988, 1996 and 2004).

5. The youngest rookie was Hossein Kaebi. On July 20, 2003, he entered the field at the age of 17, 9 months and 27 days.

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6. The oldest player was Ali Daei. On June 21, 2006, he played a match at the age of 37 and 3 months.

7. Iran made her debut at the World Cup in 1978. He failed to get out of the group.

8. Iran never managed to get out of the group at the World Cup.

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9. The tallest player is goalkeeper Alirez Beiranvand – 194 cm (data from June 1, 2018).

10. The lowest player is the defender Ehsan Haisafi – 176 cm (data from June 1, 2018)

11. The most expensive player is Sardar Azmoun. Its market value is EUR 9 million (data from June 1, 2018).

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12. Iran is ranked 37th in the FIFA ranking (data as of June 7, 2018).

13. Highest place in the FIFA – 15 ranking (2005).

14. The lowest position in the FIFA ranking – 122 (1996).

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15. Iran’s National Stadium is the Azadi Stadium in Tehran (78,000 capacity).

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16. Out of 23 players selected for the World Cup in Russia, 9 play in the Iranian league.

17. The technical sponsor of the Iranian team is Adidas.

18. The youngest player called to the World Cup in Russia 2018 is Saeid Ezatolahi, 21 years old (data from June 10, 2018).

19. The oldest competitor appointed to the World Cup in Russia 2018 is Pejman Montazeri, 34 years old (data from June 10, 2018).

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20. The Iran national team is based at the 2018 World Cup in Moscow.

21. The average height of 23 Iranian players is 184 cm.

22. Iran has played the most games with the South Korean national team – 11 (6 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses). Data as of June 13, 2018.

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23. Iran goalkeeper Ali Beiranvand was homeless in his youth, making a living by washing cars. He was back on his feet thanks to football. He will remember the match with Portugal for the rest of his life, he managed to save a penalty shot from the best footballer in the world – Cristiano Ronaldo.

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24. To sum up, Iran scored 2 goals at the World Cup in Russia and also conceded 2. They had 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss.

25. Iranian players fouled 44 times. They were punished with 7 yellow cards.

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26. Iranian players in 3 matches played at the World Cup in Russia ran a total of 309 km.

27. They only corner 5 times.

28. They made 639 passes, 68% of which were accurate.

29. Iran fired 21 shots in total (4 on target).

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Iran football team questions and answers

What are the players of Iran called?

The Iranian team is called “Team Melli” which means “National Team”.

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What was the biggest jackpot in Iranian history?

On November 24, 2000, Iran defeated Guam 19 to 0.

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What was the biggest loser in Iranian history?

On May 28, 1950, Iran lost 6 to 1 to Turkey.

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What is the total value of the Iranian players going to the World Cup in Russia?

The total estimated value of the 23-person team appointed for the 2018 World Cup is EUR 43.6 million.

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Who were the most famous footballers who coached Iran?

In 2008-2009, the Iran coach was Ali Daei, the footballer with the most appearances in Iranian history.

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How many times has Iran played with Poland?

Iran has played 3 matches with the Polish national team (3 defeats).

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What are the chances of bookmakers to win the 2018 World Cup?

The odds of Iran to win are 501.00. For comparison, Poland is 67.00.

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What is the average age of the players going to the 2018 World Cup?

The average age of players going to the 2018 World Cup is 27.2 years.

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