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Group G · AFC IRNAFC

IRAN

Qualified via: AFC. FIFA Rank #19.

Group G All teams Calendar
#19
FIFA Rank
1/3
Group games played
1
Points
2:2
GF : GA
GD +0
The team

Projected starting XI

A probable 4-3-3 drawn from the squad - lower squad numbers in each line are likelier starters. Confirmed XIs land on each match page.

IRN · projected 4-3-3
Moharrami
Hajsafi
Khalilzadeh
Mohammadi
Ezatolahi
Jahanbakhsh
Ghoddos
Ansarifard
Amiri
Ghayedi
Beiranvand
The squad

24-man squad

Projected for the 2026 finals - final lists are submitted close to kickoff. Grouped by position. Gold numbers mark the projected XI.

GK
Goalkeepers
3
  • 1
    Alireza Beiranvand
    Persepolis
  • 12
    Amir Abedzadeh
    Ponferradina
  • 23
    Hossein Hosseini
    Esteghlal
DEF
Defenders
8
  • 2
    Sadegh Moharrami
    Dinamo Zagreb
  • 3
    Ehsan Hajsafi
    AEK Athens
  • 4
    Shojae Khalilzadeh
    Tractor
  • 5
    Milad Mohammadi
    AEK Athens
  • 13
    Hossein Kanaanizadegan
    Al-Ahli
  • 15
    Aref Aghasi
    Esteghlal
  • 20
    Saleh Hardani
    Esteghlal
  • 22
    Ramin Rezaeian
    Sepahan
MID
Midfielders
8
  • 6
    Saeid Ezatolahi
    Esteghlal
  • 7
    Alireza Jahanbakhsh
    Heerenveen
  • 8
    Saman Ghoddos
    Brentford
  • 10
    Mehdi Taremi
    Inter
  • 14
    Saman Ghoddos
    Brentford
  • 17
    Ali Karimi
    Kayserispor
  • 18
    Mehdi Torabi
    Persepolis
  • 21
    Omid Noorafkan
    Sepahan
FWD
Forwards
5
  • 9
    Karim Ansarifard
    Omonia
  • 11
    Vahid Amiri
    Persepolis
  • 16
    Mehdi Ghayedi
    Ittihad Kalba
  • 19
    Sardar Azmoun
    Shabab Al-Ahli
  • 20
    Allahyar Sayyadmanesh
    Hull City
Squad analytics

By the numbers

Composition · 24 players · 16 clubs
Goalkeepers
3
Defenders
8
Midfielders
8
Forwards
5
Most-represented clubs
Esteghlal
4
Persepolis
3
AEK Athens
2
Brentford
2
Sepahan
2
Group stage

Iran's three matches

Group-stage host cities: Los Angeles · Seattle.

Group stage
Iran vs New Zealand
SoFi Stadium
Los Angeles
2-2
Group stage
Iran @ Belgium
SoFi Stadium
Los Angeles
Scheduled
Group stage
Iran @ Egypt
Lumen Field
Seattle
Scheduled
Group G

Standings

Full group
# Team P W D L GD PTS
1 Iran 1 0 1 0 +0 1
2 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 +0 1
3 Belgium 1 0 1 0 +0 1
4 Egypt 1 0 1 0 +0 1
Phase 3

Manager profile, route to the final, and historical head-to-heads against group rivals light up once the tournament begins. Squad lists are projected and will be locked when each nation submits its final 26-man roster.