Iran’s national football team, players, coach, FIFA world rankings, World Cup 2022, trophies

Iran's national football team is one of the most exciting teams to watch out for in the coming edition of the World Cup. The team has performed pretty well when faced with more experienced sides. So come with us as we explore this Iranian side.

They have alot of trophies in their cabinet, having won nearly every continental cup in Asia. Moreover, they boast of having the player with the most international goals ever, Ali Saei, who was just surpassed by Cristiano Ronaldo recently. So, does Iran have a good football team? Is Iran in the World Cup 2022? Is football big in Iran? Follow us as we answer these and more questions.

Profile summary

• Team Name: Iran National Football Team
• Nickname: Team Melli
• Founded: 1920
• Most caps: Javad Nekounam
• Captain: Alireza Jahanbakhsh
• Coach: Dragan Skocic
• Top Scorer: Ali Daei(109)
• Biggest win: Beat Guam 19-0(1912)
• Biggest loss: Lost to Turkey 6-1(1909)

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Iran's national football team: players

The team has some of the most hardworking and professional players. They are focused on winning whatever trophy infront of them. Here is Iran's national football team roster:

Goalkeepers

• Hamed Lak
• Seyed Hossein
• Payam Niazmand
• Amir Abedzadeh
• Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri
• Alireza Beiranvand

Defenders

• Vouria Ghafouri
• Milad Mohammadi
• Shojae Khalilzadeh
• Mortza Pouraliganji
• Roozbeh Cheshmi
• Aref Aghasi
• Mehdi Tikdarinejad
• Pejhman Rezaeian
• Aref Gholami
• Mohammad Reza
• Abolfazl Jalali
• Sadegh Moharrami
• Armin Sohrabian
• Majid Hosseini

Midfielders

• Jafar Salmani
• Ehsan Hajsafi
• Saeid Ezatolahi
• Masoud Shojaei
• Ali Gholizadeh
• Siamak Nemati
• Omid Ebrahimi
• Ali Karimi
• Mohammad Hossein
• Mojtaba Najarian
• Mehdi Shiri
• Akbar Imani
• Mehdi Torabi
• Ahmad Nourollahi
• Ashkan Dejagah

Strikers

• Alireza Jahanbakhsh
• Karim Ansarifard
• Ali Alipour
• Vahid Amiri
• Saman Ghoddos
• Sasan Ansari
• Reza Ghoochannejhad
• Mehdi Taremi
• Allahyar Sayyadmanesh
• Sardar Azmoun
• Omid Noorafkan
• Mehdi Ghaedi
• Sajjad Shahbazzadeh
• Kaveh Rezaei

Iran's national football team is captained by Alireza Jahanbakhsh. He is a former Brighton player and currently plays for Feyenoord. In an interview, he confessed that he did not fancy being paired with England in their World Cup group. He said,

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"Not really, to be honest! England was the last team I would have picked, but it happened! England could easily have three top teams in the World Cup right now, they're really well organised with the manager. They've worked together for a long time now, and they know their strategy."

The coach of Iran's national football team is Dragan Skocic. He was appointed head coach in 2020 ahead of Ali Daei and Amir Ghalenoei. The Croatian coached Sanat Naft before accepting the role as the national team coach of Iran.

Iran's national football team: ranking

Iran's national football team's world rankings have been on the higher side for years due to their electric performances. They are currently ranked at number 21 as of May 2022. Their highest ranking ever was 15, while their lowest was 122.

Iran's national football team in the World Cup

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I bet you are asking yourself, is Iran going to the World Cup? Yes, they are. They qualified for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar smoothly. They have qualified for the world cup six times, including in 2022. But, unfortunately, they have exited the competition at the group stage on all the occasions.

Iran's national football team: trophies

The team has won several trophies themselves due to their excellent performances. They are one of the most awarded teams in Asia. Here is a list of some of the trophies they have won:

• The Asian Cup three times in 1968, 1972 and 1976
• The Asia Games four times in 1974, 1990, 1998 and 2004
• The West Asian Football Federation Championship four times in 2000, 2004, 2007 and 2008
• The West Asia games Once
• The ECO Cup thrice in 1965, 1970 and 1993
• The AFC Challenge Cup once in 2003
• The LG Cup thrice

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Does Iran's national football team have a nickname?

They are nicknamed Team Melli, which translates to 'The National Team'. They are also called the Iranian Lions, The Princes of Persia and the Persian Stars.

Iran's national football team is one of the best in Asia and worldwide. They were the highest ranked team in Asia for a long time. They have some of the most hardworking and dedicated players in the sport. Despite exiting the competition in the group stages in recent years, they want to go further in the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

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