World Cup
- participations
- 7
- best result
- First round
- wins, draws, losses
- 3-7-11
2026First round3 draws
2022First round1 win, 2 losses
2018First round1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss
2014First round1 draw, 2 losses
2006First round1 draw, 2 losses
1998First round1 win, 2 losses
1978First round1 draw, 2 losses
AFC Asian Cup
- participations
- 15
- titles
- 3
- wins, draws, losses
- 44-20-9
2023Semi-finals4 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss
2019Semi-finals4 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss
2015Quarter-finals3 wins, 1 draw
First round
winIran 2-0 Bahrain
winQatar 0-1 Iran
winIran 1-0 United Arab Emirates
Quarter-finals
drawIran 3-3 Iraq (a.e.t., 6-7 p)
2011Quarter-finals3 wins, 1 loss
First round
winIraq 1-2 Iran
winIran 1-0 North Korea
winUnited Arab Emirates 0-3 Iran
Quarter-finals
lossIran 0-1 South Korea (a.e.t.)
2007Quarter-finals2 wins, 2 draws
First round
winIran 2-1 Uzbekistan
drawIran 2-2 China
winIran 2-0 Malaysia
Quarter-finals
drawIran 0-0 South Korea (a.e.t., 2-4 p)
2004Third place3 wins, 3 draws
2000Quarter-finals2 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss
First round
winIran 4-0 Lebanon
drawIran 1-1 Thailand
winIran 1-0 Iraq
Quarter-finals
lossSouth Korea 2-1 Iran (a.e.t.)
1996Third place3 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss
First round
lossIran 1-2 Iraq
winIran 3-1 Thailand
winIran 3-0 Saudi Arabia
Quarter-finals
winIran 6-2 South Korea
Semi-finals
drawSaudi Arabia 0-0 Iran (a.e.t., 4-3 p)
Third place match
drawIran 1-1 Kuwait (a.e.t., 3-2 p)
1992First round1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss
1988Third place2 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses
First round
winIran 2-0 Qatar
drawIran 0-0 Japan
winIran 1-0 United Arab Emirates
lossSouth Korea 3-0 Iran
Semi-finals
lossSaudi Arabia 1-0 Iran
Third place match
drawChina 0-0 Iran (a.e.t., 0-3 p)
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1984Fourth place2 wins, 4 draws
First round
winIran 3-0 United Arab Emirates
winIran 2-0 China
drawIran 0-0 India
drawSingapore 1-1 Iran
Semi-finals
drawSaudi Arabia 1-1 Iran (a.e.t., 5-4 p)
Third place match
drawKuwait 1-1 Iran (a.e.t., 5-3 p)
1980Third place3 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss
First round
drawIran 0-0 Syria
drawChina 2-2 Iran
winBangladesh 0-7 Iran
winIran 3-2 North Korea
Semi-finals
lossIran 1-2 Kuwait
Third place match
winIran 3-0 North Korea
1976Winners4 wins
First round
winIran 2-0 Iraq
winIran 8-0 South Yemen
Semi-finals
winIran 2-0 China (a.e.t.)
Final
winKuwait 0-1 Iran
1972Winners4 wins
First round
winIran 3-0 Iraq
winThailand 2-3 Iran
Semi-finals
winIran 2-1 Cambodia
Final
winIran 2-1 South Korea (a.e.t.)