Group G · Match 16
Iran
Group GFIFA ranking #21AFCIRN
4th consecutive World Cup · 7th overall
Profile
Team Melli qualified with games to spare, extending Asia's most consistent World Cup record. The experienced spine of Taremi and Azmoun is still potent, and Iran will see Group G — with New Zealand and Egypt — as their best ever chance to reach the knockouts.
Iran fixtures
Group G · Match 39
Group G · Match 63
Players to watch
Mehdi Taremi
Forward · Olympiacos
Sardar Azmoun
Forward · Shabab Al Ahli
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Forward · Heerenveen
Group G table
Group G
Top 2 advance · best 3rds may qualify| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |