Iran at the FIFA World Cup
1 appearance on the world's biggest stage.
AFC · 1 appearance · first in 1978.
Best result
Group stage — 1978.
All-time World Cup record
Played 18 · Won 3 · Drawn 4 · Lost 11 · Goals 13–31.
Top World Cup scorers
- Mehdi Taremi — 2 goals (2022)
- Karim Ansarifard — 1 goal (2018)
- Hamid Estili — 1 goal (1998)
- Hassan Roshan — 1 goal (1978)
- Iraj Danaeifard — 1 goal (1978)
Biggest rivalries
- United States — played 2 (W1 D0 L1) · head-to-head
- Portugal — played 2 (W0 D1 L1) · head-to-head
- Morocco — played 1 (W1 D0 L0) · head-to-head
- Wales — played 1 (W1 D0 L0) · head-to-head
Tournament by tournament
- 1978 — Group stage