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Iran

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Current Elo
1868
Rank #26
Matches played
622
since 1941-08-23
First international
1–0
vs India · 1941-08-23

Elo journey

Peak Elo
1952
2025
Best year
1996
+122 Elo
Worst year
1978
-119 Elo

All-time record

Record (W-D-L)
355-146-121
622 matches
Goals for / against
1183 / 491
Home record
227-73-53
Away record
128-73-68
Biggest win
19–0
vs Guam · 2000-11-24 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Biggest loss
1–6
vs Turkey · 1950-05-28 · Friendly
Highest-scoring match
19–0
vs Guam · 2000-11-24 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Biggest upset win
2–0
vs Chile · 2015-03-26
1815 Elo vs their 2022
Rivalry
South Korea
13-10-10 in 33 matches · head to head
Nemesis
Turkey
1-4-7 in 12 matches · head to head
Longest unbeaten run
18
2015-06-11 → 2016-11-15

World Cup history

xWC total
0.12
Titles won
0
Luck diff (actual − expected)
-0.12
Best World Cup
1978
0.04 xWC
1978 FIFA World Cup
0.04 xWC
Won by Argentina
1998 FIFA World Cup
<0.01 xWC
Won by France
2006 FIFA World Cup
0.03 xWC
Won by Italy
2014 FIFA World Cup
<0.01 xWC
Won by Germany
2018 FIFA World Cup
0.02 xWC
Won by France
2022 FIFA World Cup
0.01 xWC
Won by Argentina
2026 FIFA World Cup
0.01 xWC
Won by Spain

AFC Asian Cup history

xCC total
2.76
Titles won
3
Luck diff (actual − expected)
+0.24
Best AFC Asian Cup
1976
0.31 xCC
1968 AFC Asian Cup
0.30 xCC
Won by Iran
1972 AFC Asian Cup
0.19 xCC
Won by Iran
1976 AFC Asian Cup
0.31 xCC
Won by Iran
1980 AFC Asian Cup
0.11 xCC
Won by Kuwait
1984 AFC Asian Cup
0.30 xCC
Won by Saudi Arabia
1988 AFC Asian Cup
0.20 xCC
Won by Saudi Arabia
1992 AFC Asian Cup
0.22 xCC
Won by Japan
1996 AFC Asian Cup
0.09 xCC
Won by Saudi Arabia
2000 AFC Asian Cup
0.14 xCC
Won by Japan
2004 AFC Asian Cup
0.13 xCC
Won by Japan
2007 AFC Asian Cup
0.18 xCC
Won by Iraq
2011 AFC Asian Cup
0.11 xCC
Won by Japan
2015 AFC Asian Cup
0.10 xCC
Won by Australia
2019 AFC Asian Cup
0.20 xCC
Won by Qatar
2023 AFC Asian Cup
0.16 xCC
Won by Qatar