🇮🇷 Iran — 2026 World Cup Schedule

🏆 World ranking #19

Iran are in Group G at the 2026 World Cup. Below are all of Iran's group-stage matches — times in your timezone, opponents and venues, with scores updated after kickoff.

Group: G 📨 Briefs 👔 Head coach: Amir Ghalenoei

Results at this World Cup

Jun 15 · 21:00 · Group G

🇮🇷 Iran vs 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Not played

Jun 21 · 15:00 · Group G

🇮🇷 Iran vs 🇧🇪 Belgium

Not played

Jun 26 · 23:00 · Group G

🇮🇷 Iran vs 🇪🇬 Egypt

Not played

Squad

Goalkeepers

Hossein Hosseini · 34 yrs

Iran goalkeeper and domestic-league mainstay, steady with his reflexes.

Payam Niazmand · 31 yrs

Iran goalkeeper and rotation option, active off his line.

Alireza Beiranvand · 34 yrs

Veteran Iran goalkeeper and multiple-World Cup No.1, strong on penalties and in the air.

Defenders

Ehsan Hajsafi · 36 yrs

Iran's captain and veteran left-sided man, a multiple-World Cup elder with a fine set-piece delivery.

Ramin Rezaeian · 36 yrs

Iran right-back, a two-way flank veteran.

Milad Mohammadi · 33 yrs

Iran left-back, a pacy flank defender rich in tournament experience.

Hossein Kanaanizadegan · 32 yrs

Iran centre-back, a physically strong leader of the backline.

Shojae Khalilzadeh · 37 yrs

Experienced Iran centre-back, dominant in the air and in the tackle.

Rouzbeh Cheshmi · 33 yrs

Iran centre-back and holding midfielder who scored a screamer against Wales at the 2022 World Cup.

Saleh Hardani · 28 yrs

Iran full-back, an industrious, hard-working defensive flank man.

Ali Nemati · 30 yrs

Iran defender, a domestic-league backline option.

Danial Eiri · 23 yrs

Iran's young defender, fresh blood in the backline.

Midfielders

Saeid Ezatolahi · 30 yrs

Iran holding midfielder, a wide-covering shield with tournament experience.

Mehdi Torabi · 32 yrs

Iran midfielder, a technically rounded attacking creator.

Mohammad Ghorbani · 25 yrs

Iran midfielder, an energetic, ground-covering presence.

Ariya Yousefi · 24 yrs

Iran's young midfielder and high-potential prospect.

Medhi Ghayedi · 28 yrs

Iran attacking midfielder and winger with sharp dribbling.

Amir Razzaghinia · 20 yrs

Iran's next-generation midfielder and high-potential prospect.

Forwards

Alireza Jahanbakhsh · 33 yrs

Iran winger, ex-Brighton and an Eredivisie Golden Boot winner, a key man on Iran's flank.

⭐Mehdi Taremi · 34 yrs

Olympiacos forward who reached a Champions League final with Inter, Iran's top scorer and attacking talisman.

Dennis Eckert · 29 yrs

German-born Iran forward, a pacy attacker.

Ali Alipour · 31 yrs

Iran centre-forward with a sharp instinct in the box.

Shahriar Moghanlou · 32 yrs

Iran forward, a finisher with a knack for taking his chances.

Mohammad Mohebi · 28 yrs

Iran winger, an incisive, pacy attacker out wide.

Saman Ghoddos · 33 yrs

Iran attacking midfielder and forward with fine technique and rich European experience.

Amir Hosseinzadeh · 26 yrs

Iran's young attacker and high-potential prospect.

Squad data from football-data; bios are AI-generated from public info, for reference only.

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