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Iran (IRN)
- FIFA Trigramme: IRN
- Country: Iran
- Country (official name): Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye
Iran
- Continent: Asia
- Capital: Teheran
- Major cities: Mashhad, Ispahan, Tabriz, Shiraz,
Ahvaz, Bakhtaran, Qom, Karaj, Urumiyeh, Abadan, Rasht, Kerman
- Currency: Rial
- Official languages: Persian
- Motto: Independence, Freedom, Islamic Republic
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Standings |
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| Group D |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
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POR |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
9 |
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MEX |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
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ANG |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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IRN |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
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| Founded |
1920 |
| Affiliated |
1945 |
| WC participations |
2 (1978, 1998) |
| WC honours |
None |
| Continental Titles |
Asian Championships 3 times (1968, 1972, 1976), Asian
Games 4 times (1974, 1990, 1998, 2002)
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Facts
- Iran first participated in the qualifiers in 1974 and reached
their first finals tournament just four years later. The team lost
to Holland and Peru in Argentina, but held Scotland to a 1-1 draw.
- The Iranians had already proven their potential in previous
years. Between 1968 and 1976, they lifted the Asian Cup on three
occasions without losing a single game.
- In 1998 Iran qualified for a FIFA World Cup™ for the second
time. They also recorded their first victory in the finals with a
2-1 defeat of the USA. However, they failed to reach the last
sixteen after finding themselves in a group with Germany and
Yugoslavia.
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