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🇮🇷 Iran — World Cup trajectory

Squad value, stage reached, and over/under vs the Elo baseline, tournament by tournament, then the full squad each year. Value figures carry a completeness flag where the squad is not fully matched.

World Cup record

Tournaments
5
2002–2026
Best finish
Group
2006
Record
2–6–7
15 matches (W–D–L)
Goals
12–22
for–against
YearStagePWDLGFGAPtsSquad valueOutlastOver/under
2006Group◑ 22/23 3012261€26M0.0-0.38
2014Group 3012141€24M0.0-0.15
2018Group◑ 22/23 3111224€48M0.0-0.13
2022Group 3102473€60M0.0-0.24
2026Group 3030333€32M0.0—

2006 squad — Group◑ 22/23

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Ebrahim MirzapourGK 27 Foolad 00 n/a 0 00 €0.8M
2 Mehdi MahdavikiaMF 28 Hamburger SV 19627 n/a 14,662 52 €6.5M
3 Sohrab BakhtiarizadehDF 32 Saba Battery 00 n/a 0 00 €0.3M
4 Yahya GolmohammadiDF 35 Saba Battery 00 n/a 0 00 €0.6M
5 Rahman RezaeiDF 31 Messina 1075 n/a 9,295 00 €1.0M
6 Javad NekounamMF 25 Al-Sharjah [ 36 ] 00 n/a 0 00 €1.8M
7 Ferydoon ZandiMF 27 1. FC Kaiserslautern 556 n/a 2,980 00 €1.0M
8 Ali KarimiMF 27 Bayern Munich 202 n/a 926 31 €4.0M
9 Vahid HashemianFW 29 Hannover 96 11630 n/a 6,728 20 €2.0M
10 Ali DaeiFW 37 Saba Battery 10719 n/a 5,559 153 €1.0M
11 Rasoul KhatibiFW 27 Sepahan 40 n/a 90 00 €0.8M
12 Hassan RoudbarianGK 27 Pas 00 n/a 0 00 €0.3M
13 Hossein KaebiDF 20 Foolad 00 n/a 0 00 €1.0M
14 Andranik TeymourianMF 23 Abu Moslem 00 n/a 0 00 €0.4M
15 Arash BorhaniFW 22 Pas 00 n/a 0 00 €0.4M
16 Reza EnayatiFW 29 Esteghlal 00 n/a 0 00 €1.0M
17 Javad KazemianFW 25 Persepolis 00 n/a 0 00 €0.6M
18 Moharram NavidkiaMF 23 VfL Bochum 00 n/a 0 00 €0.8M
19 Amir Hossein SadeghiDF 24 Esteghlal 00 n/a 0 00 €0.4M
20 Mohammad NosratiDF 24 Pas 00 n/a 0 00 €0.5M
21 Mehrzad MadanchiMF 23 Persepolis 00 n/a 0 00 €0.5M
22 Vahid TaleblooGK 24 Esteghlal 00 n/a 0 00 €0.4M
23 Masoud ShojaeiMF 21 Saipa 00 n/a 0 00 €0.4M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Mehdi Mahdavikia
peak €8M (2004-10) → €6M at kickoff · −13%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below

No minutes in the selected pathway leagues.

All competitions (26)
CompetitionAppsMin
Persian Gulf Pro League1540127,176
Bundesliga49830,945
IR1H38530,304
IRNP16414,161
Serie A1079,295
2. Bundesliga855,905
AFCL746,297
RN624,790
DFB533,741
ACCS403,142
Serie B373,269
UEFA Champions League251,536
OL9252,119
IRTP242,047
IRP4201,800
UEFA Cup191,486
LPO11804
UI11656
IRN69835
ACWC8585
CLQ5287
CIT3263
IR153223
IRSC3270
IRAF2180
IRR12102
Squad traits
Mean height
182 cm
20/22 measured
Defender height
181 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
7%
prospect share
Goal dependency
34%
Vahid Hashemian of squad league goals
Value dependency
25%
Mehdi Mahdavikia of squad value

2014 squad — Group

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Rahman AhmadiGK 33 Sepahan 00 0 0 00 €0.5M
2 Khosro HeydariDF 30 Esteghlal 00 0 0 00 €1.5M
3 Ehsan HajsafiDF 24 Sepahan 00 0 0 00 €0.8M
4 Jalal HosseiniDF 32 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €2.0M
5 Amir Hossein Sadeghi 2ndDF 32 Esteghlal 00 0 0 00 €0.8M
6 Javad Nekounam 2ndMF 33 Al-Kuwait 14924 1 12,298 00 €1.2M
7 Masoud Shojaei 2ndFW 30 Las Palmas 1008 14 5,179 00 €1.2M
8 Reza HaghighiDF 25 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €0.8M
9 Alireza JahanbakhshFW 20 NEC 00 0 0 00 €1.0M
10 Karim AnsarifardFW 24 Tractor Sazi 00 0 0 00 €1.0M
11 Ghasem HaddadifarMF 30 Zob Ahan 00 0 0 00 €0.5M
12 Alireza HaghighiGK 26 Sporting Covilhã [ 117 ] 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
13 Hossein MahiniDF 27 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €0.8M
14 Andranik Teymourian 2ndMF 31 Esteghlal 212 0 911 00 €2.0M
15 Pejman MontazeriDF 30 Umm Salal 00 0 0 00 €1.2M
16 Reza GhoochannejhadFW 26 Charlton Athletic 00 0 0 00 €1.0M
17 Ahmad AlenemehDF 31 Naft Tehran 00 0 0 00 €0.5M
18 Bakhtiar RahmaniMF 22 Foolad 00 0 0 00 €1.5M
19 Hashem BeikzadehDF 30 Esteghlal 00 0 0 00 €0.7M
20 Steven BeitashourDF 27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 00 0 0 00 €0.5M
21 Ashkan DejagahMF 27 Fulham 20124 25 10,966 30 €3.0M
22 Daniel DavariGK 26 Eintracht Braunschweig [ 118 ] 290 1 2,610 00 €1.2M
23 Mehrdad PooladiDF 27 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €0.5M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Javad Nekounam
peak €8M (2009-07) → €1M at kickoff · −85%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship261,730
Eredivisie291,300
Belgian Pro League302,191
MLS978,576
All competitions (59)
CompetitionAppsMin
Persian Gulf Pro League3592294,713
AFCL32527,776
IRNP27224,398
La Liga24917,477
Bundesliga18711,078
MLS978,576
NL2725,122
Premier League643,409
2. Bundesliga595,310
RN564,533
IRN2523,693
IR1H433,653
QSL332,931
Belgian Pro League302,191
Segunda División292,243
Eredivisie291,300
CDR271,983
Championship261,730
UEFA Cup251,644
AJ3242,160
RL3242,160
OL316823
IRR1151,279
DFB14710
PO2121,004
BE210664
UEFA Europa League9379
FA Cup9543
ACLQ8720
OL88633
RL18720
AJ17560
NLP7453
PON27653
AFCC6530
CCB6567
NLBE6540
BJ5400
CGB5299
AZF24310
L34315
OBLI4360
UEFA Champions League362
ELQ3173
GBRS3264
MLSP3205
ARRN2153
KLUB2180
NDSP2180
POUS2163
CCL190
CLQ11
EJPD126
EJPL155
ESJP131
GB21145
IRSC190
UI163
USL190
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
183 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
10%
prospect share
Goal dependency
41%
Ashkan Dejagah of squad league goals
Value dependency
12%
Ashkan Dejagah of squad value
Precocity
1,531′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Ashkan Dejagah (1,531′).

2018 squad — Group◑ 22/23

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Alireza BeiranvandGK 25 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €1.2M
2 Mahdi TorabiMF 23 Saipa 00 0 0 00 €1.0M
3 Ehsan Hajsafi 2ndDF 28 Olympiacos 00 0 0 00 €1.5M
4 Rouzbeh CheshmiMF 24 Esteghlal 00 0 0 00 €0.9M
5 Milad MohammadiDF 24 Akhmat Grozny 00 0 0 00 €2.8M
6 Saeid EzatolahiMF 21 Amkar Perm 00 0 0 20 €1.2M
7 Masoud Shojaei 3rdMF 34 AEK Athens 1008 14 5,179 00 €0.7M
8 Morteza PouraliganjiDF 26 Al Sadd 00 0 0 00 €0.9M
9 Omid EbrahimiMF 30 Esteghlal 00 0 0 00 €1.2M
10 Karim Ansarifard 2ndFW 28 Olympiacos 00 0 0 00 €4.0M
11 Vahid AmiriMF 30 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €1.2M
12 Mohammad Rashid MazaheriGK 29 Zob Ahan 00 0 0 00 €0.9M
13 Mohammad Reza KhanzadehDF 27 Padideh 00 0 0 00 €0.4M
14 Saman GhoddosMF 24 Östersund 00 0 0 00 €1.6M
15 Pejman Montazeri 2ndDF 34 Esteghlal 00 0 0 00 €0.4M
16 Reza Ghoochannejhad 2ndFW 30 Heerenveen 00 0 0 00 €1.5M
17 Mehdi TaremiFW 25 Al-Gharafa 00 0 0 00 €1.7M
18 Alireza Jahanbakhsh 2ndFW 24 AZ 00 0 0 00 €12.0M
19 Majid HosseiniDF 21 Esteghlal 00 0 0 00 €0.9M
20 Sardar AzmounFW 23 Rubin Kazan 00 0 0 62 €9.0M
21 Ashkan Dejagah 2ndMF 31 Nottingham Forest 20124 25 10,966 30 €0.8M
22 Amir AbedzadehGK 25 Marítimo 00 0 0 00 €1.0M
23 Ramin RezaeianDF 28 Oostende 00 0 0 00 €1.0M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Ashkan Dejagah
peak €5M (2012-06) → €800k at kickoff · −84%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship391,909
Eredivisie18113,291
Primeira Liga8670
Belgian Pro League462,950
All competitions (67)
CompetitionAppsMin
Persian Gulf Pro League2146172,334
AFCL27123,333
QSL22417,927
Russian Premier League20112,145
Eredivisie18113,291
IRNP17516,090
Bundesliga1588,468
Super League Greece14310,659
La Liga1005,179
NL21007,466
Allsvenskan594,898
SE3S593,748
RN564,533
SE2544,784
Belgian Pro League462,950
Segunda División452,922
Premier League432,498
Championship391,909
IRN2352,938
UEFA Europa League342,109
NLP282,249
GRP271,602
2. Bundesliga272,229
CSL262,163
ELQ221,572
SEC221,913
RUJL181,043
OL316823
DFB15830
CDR14923
USL141,260
ACLQ131,290
UEFA Champions League11522
BE210664
RUP10736
UEFA Cup10550
CCB8669
CLQ8330
FA Cup8459
Primeira Liga8670
POGR8632
AJ17560
NLBE7585
PON27653
BJ5400
IRR15402
IRSC5458
POBE5381
POCP4360
PONL4313
POPO4420
QUC13270
AFCC2174
ARRN2153
CGB2112
KLUB2180
L1PO229
RLN32113
19YL190
CHFA190
EJPD126
EJPL155
ESJP131
GB21145
QEC1190
RUSR123
UI163
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
22/22 measured
Defender height
182 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
4%
prospect share
Goal dependency
75%
Ashkan Dejagah of squad league goals
Value dependency
25%
Alireza Jahanbakhsh of squad value
Precocity
1,531′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Ashkan Dejagah (1,531′).

2022 squad — Group

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Alireza Beiranvand 2ndGK 30 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €1.0M
2 Sadegh MoharramiDF 26 Dinamo Zagreb 00 0 0 60 €2.0M
3 Ehsan Hajsafi 3rdDF 32 AEK Athens 00 0 0 00 €0.8M
4 Shojae KhalilzadehDF 33 Al-Ahli Doha 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
5 Milad Mohammadi 2ndDF 29 AEK Athens 00 0 0 00 €2.0M
6 Saeid Ezatolahi 2ndMF 26 Vejle 00 0 0 20 €0.4M
7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh 3rdMF 29 Feyenoord 502 1 1,852 00 €3.0M
8 Morteza Pouraliganji 2ndDF 30 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €0.7M
9 Mehdi Taremi 2ndFW 30 Porto 00 0 0 178 €20.0M
10 Karim Ansarifard 3rdFW 32 Omonia 00 0 0 00 €1.0M
11 Vahid Amiri 2ndMF 34 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
12 Payam NiazmandGK 27 Sepahan 00 0 0 00 €0.5M
13 Hossein KanaanizadeganDF 28 Al-Ahli Doha 00 0 0 00 €2.0M
14 Saman Ghoddos 2ndMF 29 Brentford 556 6 2,624 00 €2.2M
15 Rouzbeh Cheshmi 2ndDF 29 Esteghlal 00 0 0 00 €0.5M
16 Mahdi Torabi 2ndMF 28 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €0.8M
17 Ali GholizadehMF 26 Charleroi 00 0 0 00 €2.0M
18 Ali KarimiMF 28 Kayserispor 00 0 0 00 €0.1M
19 Majid Hosseini 2ndDF 26 Kayserispor 00 0 0 00 €3.0M
20 Sardar Azmoun 2ndFW 27 Bayer Leverkusen 171 1 634 236 €12.0M
21 Ahmad NourollahiMF 29 Shabab Al-Ahli 00 0 0 00 €2.0M
22 Amir Abedzadeh 2ndGK 29 Ponferradina 00 0 0 00 €1.5M
23 Ramin Rezaeian 2ndDF 32 Sepahan 00 0 0 00 €0.5M
24 Hossein HosseiniGK 30 Esteghlal 00 0 0 00 €0.5M
25 Abolfazl JalaliDF 24 Esteghlal 00 0 0 00 €0.4M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
peak €18M (2018-07) → €3M at kickoff · −83%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship562,082
Eredivisie1499,896
Primeira Liga19415,663
Belgian Pro League20714,283
Danish Superliga332,653
Süper Lig1288,360
All competitions (81)
CompetitionAppsMin
Persian Gulf Pro League3011237,911
AFCL40133,509
Russian Premier League32221,622
QSL29924,860
IRNP24722,912
Belgian Pro League20714,283
Super League Greece19512,809
Primeira Liga19415,663
Eredivisie1499,896
Süper Lig1288,360
K League 1796,091
UEFA Europa League754,739
Premier League732,413
IRN2665,603
Allsvenskan655,363
Segunda División624,819
SE3S593,748
Championship562,082
SE2544,784
UEFA Champions League483,063
GRP362,118
POGR362,154
CSL352,775
Danish Superliga332,653
Ligue 1322,063
UAE1322,467
QSCP292,316
NL2282,344
2. Bundesliga272,229
ELQ261,729
POPO242,168
SEC221,913
TRP221,876
NLP211,701
QEC1211,703
RUJL181,043
RUP181,428
ACLQ171,650
CCB171,459
Bundesliga17634
CLQ15574
POBE141,023
USL141,260
CGB13952
KRC11577
POCP11776
FA Cup10695
IRSC10876
KR210767
DKAR9810
DKP9504
UCOL9217
ZYP19577
DK28457
ECLQ7459
NLBE7585
QUC16540
DKRE5288
UALC5473
CSLR4360
KLUB4352
POCC346
RUSS3227
DFB2165
Ligue 22176
FRL240
GB212135
PON22180
POSU2164
UAEP2210
19YL190
CDR13
CHFA190
FRC155
HRSC190
PLIC168
PONL145
RUSR123
TRP2190
TRS11
UASC1120
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
25/25 measured
Defender height
182 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
0%
prospect share
Goal dependency
67%
Saman Ghoddos of squad league goals
Value dependency
34%
Mehdi Taremi of squad value

2026 squad — Group

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Alireza Beiranvand 3rdGK 33 Tractor 00 0 0 00 €0.7M
2 Saleh HardaniDF 27 Esteghlal 00 0 0 00 €0.8M
3 Ehsan Hajsafi 4thDF 36 Sepahan 00 0 0 00 €0.2M
4 Shojae Khalilzadeh 2ndDF 37 Tractor 00 0 0 00 €0.1M
5 Milad Mohammadi 3rdDF 32 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €0.9M
6 Saeid Ezatolahi 3rdMF 29 Shabab Al Ahli 00 0 0 20 €1.8M
7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh 4thMF 32 Dender EH 502 1 1,852 41 €0.5M
8 Mohammad MohebiMF 27 Rostov 00 0 0 00 €2.5M
9 Mehdi Taremi 3rdFW 33 Olympiacos 261 3 805 4813 €2.0M
10 Mehdi GhayediFW 27 Al Nasr 00 0 0 00 €4.5M
11 Ali AlipourFW 30 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €1.7M
12 Payam Niazmand 2ndGK 31 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €0.7M
13 Hossein Kanaanizadegan 2ndDF 32 Persepolis 00 0 0 00 €1.6M
14 Saman Ghoddos 3rdMF 32 Kalba 837 6 3,445 00 €1.2M
15 Rouzbeh Cheshmi 3rdMF 32 Esteghlal 00 0 0 00 €0.5M
16 Mahdi Torabi 3rdMF 31 Tractor 00 0 0 00 €1.2M
17 Arya YousefiDF 24 Sepahan 00 0 0 00 €1.5M
18 Amirhossein HosseinzadehFW 25 Tractor 00 0 0 00 €2.2M
19 Ali NematiDF 30 Foolad 00 0 0 00 €0.6M
20 Shahriyar MoghanlouFW 31 Kalba 00 0 0 00 €0.8M
21 Mohammad GhorbaniMF 24 Al Wahda 00 0 0 00 €1.2M
22 Hossein Hosseini 2ndGK 33 Sepahan 00 0 0 00 €0.5M
23 Ramin Rezaeian 3rdDF 36 Foolad 00 0 0 00 €0.2M
24 Dennis EckertFW 29 Standard Liège 90 0 210 00 €2.0M
25 Danial EiriDF 22 Malavan 00 0 0 00 €1.0M
26 Amirmohammad RazzaghiniaMF 20 Esteghlal 00 0 0 00 €1.2M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Mehdi Taremi
peak €20M (2022-05) → €2M at kickoff · −90%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship441,793
Eredivisie21413,145
Primeira Liga28317,091
Belgian Pro League20012,134
Danish Superliga443,297
Süper Lig151,254
All competitions (90)
CompetitionAppsMin
Persian Gulf Pro League4007315,947
IRNP37933,919
AFCL37630,962
Primeira Liga28317,091
UAE127119,380
QSL22018,493
Eredivisie21413,145
Russian Premier League20814,704
Belgian Pro League20012,134
IRN218514,128
Super League Greece1389,970
ACLE1048,482
Premier League1013,234
ACL2907,508
Allsvenskan655,363
SE3S593,748
UEFA Europa League563,556
UEFA Champions League543,125
L3543,386
SE2544,784
2. Bundesliga513,771
ES3A482,910
AJ2473,700
POGR453,285
Danish Superliga443,297
Championship441,793
POPO352,602
BJ2332,111
Ligue 1322,063
NL2282,344
NLP272,034
Serie A26805
POBE261,821
RUP261,556
UALC261,847
GRP251,818
IRSC251,815
QSCP251,956
UAEP231,860
SEC221,913
CCB211,427
POCP20972
QEC1201,565
IRN3181,612
ELQ171,249
ACLQ161,475
Süper Lig151,254
CGB14979
DK213898
UCOL13334
CLQ12591
ECLQ12638
DKP11679
FA Cup11785
DKAR9810
La Liga9210
IPL29810
EJPL892
19YL7509
DK2P7517
NLBE7585
ACEQ6568
BPO45372
DKRE5288
ES2P4326
L2PO4164
NLBB4331
PLIC4235
PON24239
RLW3425
RUJL4180
CIT3233
POCC346
POSU3245
UASC3200
DFB2209
Ligue 22176
FRL240
GB212135
KLUB2180
SCI2135
BEL3186
BESC168
CDR145
FRC155
GRSC1106
NLSC190
PONL145
PT23127
QUC1190
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
181 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
7%
prospect share
Goal dependency
70%
Saman Ghoddos of squad league goals
Value dependency
14%
Mehdi Ghayedi of squad value