IR Iran are making a fourth successive appearance at the FIFA World Cup™. They had only featured three times in the history of the competition prior to this run.
Team Melli have yet to make it out of the group stage in six attempts. Their highest-ever points tally in a group was in 2018 when they picked up four points with a 1-0 victory against Morocco and a 1-1 draw against Portugal either side of a narrow 1-0 defeat to Spain.
Despite exiting in the group stage at Qatar 2022, IR Iran picked up their third win in a match at the finals when they defeated Wales 2-0 courtesy of two goals late in second-half added time.
The Iranians were the second team, after Japan, to qualify through the FIFA World Cup 26™ preliminary competition in Asia, securing their place after a 2-2 draw with Uzbekistan in Tehran on 25 March 2025. The result guaranteed them a top two finish in Group A, which saw them subsequently finished top of the section.