Ali Alipour
FWD · 30
AFC · Group G
Iran
Team Melli
Iran have been one of Asia's most frequent modern World Cup qualifiers and continue to seek a first knockout round.
Best finish: Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022)Qualified through AFCVerified Jun 2, 2026
Schedule board
Fixtures
| Match | Status | Nepal Time | Round | Venue | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026 | |||||
Iranvs New Zealand | Scheduled | Tue, Jun 16, 6:45 AM | Group G | SoFi StadiumInglewood | Match 37 |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | |||||
 BelgiumvsIran | Scheduled | Mon, Jun 22, 12:45 AM | Group G | SoFi StadiumInglewood | Match 39 |
| Sat, Jun 27, 2026 | |||||
 EgyptvsIran | Scheduled | Sat, Jun 27, 8:45 AM | Group G | Lumen FieldSeattle | Match 41 |
Tue, Jun 16, 2026
Mon, Jun 22, 2026
Sat, Jun 27, 2026
Squad
Team shirts
30 players · 1 live ESPN headshots
Top lineForwards7
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
FWD · 32
Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh
FWD · 25
Amirhossein Mahmoudi
FWD · 19
Dennis Eckert
FWD · 29
Kasra Taheri
FWD · 19
Mehdi Taremi
FWD · 33
MidMidfielders10
Amir Razzaghinia
MID · 20
Hadi Habibinejad
MID · 30
Mehdi Ghayedi
MID · 27
Mehdi Torabi
MID · 31
Mohammad Ghorbani
MID · 24
Mohammad Mohebbi
MID · 27
Omid Norafkan
MID · 29
Roozbeh Cheshmi
MID · 32
Saeid Ezatolahi
MID · 29
Saman Ghoddos
MID · 32
Back lineDefenders9
Ali Nemati
DEF · 30
Aria Yousefi
DEF · 24
Danial Iri
DEF · 22
Ehsan Hajsafi
DEF · 36
Hossein Kanani
DEF · 32
Milad Mohammadi
DEF · 32
Ramin Rezaeian
DEF · 36
Saleh Hardani
DEF · 27
Shoja Khalilzadeh
DEF · 37
GoalGoalkeepers4
Alireza Beiranvand
GK · 33
Hossein Hosseini
GK · 33
Mohammad Khalifeh
GK · 21
Payam Niazmand
GK · 31