Iran will head to Qatar to compete in their 6th World Cup. This also marks the third consecutive time the side makes it into this campaign.
The nation is drawn into group B along with England, the USA and Wales. The side is doing well in the confederation and might be the black horse of this group. However, it is unlikely as they have never made it into the knockouts before.
Group stage fixtures
Group B
21 November v England Al Rayyan, Qatar
25 November v Wales Al Rayyan, Qatar
29 November v United States Doha, Qatar
Iran: Profile
FIFA ranking: 22 (25 August 2022)
Head coach: Carlos Queiroz
Captain: Ehsan Hajsafi
Most caps: Javad Nekounam (151)
Top scorer: Ali Daei (109)
World Cup appearances: 6 (first in 1978)
Best result: Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018)
World Cup record
P W D L GF GA
15 2 4 9 9 24
Latest squad
Alireza Beiranvand (Persepolis)
Hossein Hosseini (Esteghlal)
Amir Abedzadeh (Ponferradina)
Payam Niazmand (Sepahan)
Sadegh Moharrami (Dinamo Zagreb)
Shojae Khalilzadeh (Al-Ahli)
Milad Mohammadi (AEK Athens)
Morteza Pouraliganji (Persepolis)
Hossein Kanaanizadegan (Al-Ahli)
Saleh Hardani (Esteghlal)
Majid Hosseini (Kayserispor)
Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan)
Ramin Rezaeian (Sepahan)
Abolfazl Jalali (Esteghlal)
Ehsan Hajsafi (AEK Athens)
Saeid Ezatolahi (Vejle)
Omid Ebrahimi (Al-Wakrah)
Ahmad Nourollahi (Shabab Al-Ahli)
Milad Sarlak (Persepolis)
Saman Ghoddos (Brentford)
Vahid Amiri (Persepolis)
Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Feyenoord)
Mehdi Taremi (Porto)
Karim Ansarifard (Omonia)
Mehdi Torabi (Persepolis)
Ali Gholizadeh (Charleroi)
Sardar Azmoun (Bayer Leverkusen)
