Iran have 16 players aged 30 or older, more than any other squad at the 2026 World Cup.
Iran
AFC · 7th World Cup appearance · Group G
Featured facts
2026 Fixtures
World Cup record
7
World Cup appearances
Best result: Group stage
21
matches played
3 won · 7 drawn · 11 lost
-18
goal difference
16 scored · 34 conceded
Recent World Cups
2022Group stageW1 D0 L2→2018Group stageW1 D1 L1→2014Group stageW0 D1 L2→
Show 3 earlier appearancesHide earlier appearances↓
All-time top scorers
1Ramin Rezaeian20263goals
2Mehdi Taremi20262goals
3Rouzbeh Cheshmi20261goal
4Mohammad Mohebi20261goal
5Iraj Danayfar1goal
6Hassan Rowshan1goal
7Hamid Estilli1goal
8Mehdi Mahdavikia1goal
9Yahya Golmohammadi1goal
10Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh1goal
Team profile
Iran have never progressed beyond the group stage at the World Cup.
Iran have an average squad age of 29.8 at the 2026 World Cup.
2026 Squad
| # | Name | Birthdate (Age) | Club | WC Apps | WC Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alireza BeiranvandG | 21 Sept 1992(33) | Tractor | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | Saleh HardaniD | 26 Dec 1998(27) | Esteghlal | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Ehsan HajsafiD | 25 Feb 1990(36) | Sepahan | 11 | 0 |
| 4 | Shojae KhalilzadehD | 14 May 1989(37) | Tractor | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Milad MohammadiD | 29 Sept 1993(32) | Persepolis | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | Saeid EzatolahiM | 1 Oct 1996(29) | Shabab Al Ahli | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | Alireza JahanbakhshM | 11 Aug 1993(32) | Dender | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | Mohammad MohebiM | 20 Dec 1998(27) | Rostov | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Mehdi TaremiF | 18 Jul 1992(34) | Olympiacos | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | Mehdi GhayediF | 5 Dec 1998(27) | Al Nasr | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Ali AlipourF | 11 Nov 1995(30) | Persepolis | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Payam NiazmandG | 6 Apr 1995(31) | Persepolis | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Hossein KanaanizadeganD | 23 Mar 1994(32) | Persepolis | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Saman GhoddosM | 6 Sept 1993(32) | Kalba | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Rouzbeh CheshmiM | 24 Jul 1993(33) | Esteghlal | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Mehdi TorabiM | 10 Sept 1994(31) | Tractor | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Aria YousefiD | 22 Apr 2002(24) | Sepahan | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Amirhossein HosseinzadehF | 30 Oct 2000(25) | Tractor | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Ali NematiD | 8 Feb 1996(30) | Foolad | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Shahriyar MoghanlouF | 21 Dec 1994(31) | Kalba | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Mohammad GhorbaniM | 7 Oct 2001(24) | Al Wahda | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Hossein HosseiniG | 30 Jun 1992(34) | Sepahan | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Ramin RezaeianD | 21 Mar 1990(36) | Foolad | 8 | 3 |
| 24 | Dennis EckertF | 9 Jan 1997(29) | Standard Liège | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Danial EiriD | 26 Oct 2003(22) | Malavan | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Amirmohammad RazzaghiniaM | 11 Apr 2006(20) | Esteghlal | 0 | 0 |