Iran are one of Asia’s heavyweights and among the most frequent modern qualifiers, even if a place in the knockout rounds has narrowly eluded them. Few sides defend as stubbornly.
Group progress
3rd in groupFormDDD
Goals
Scored3
Conceded3
Results so far
Drew (3)
BelgiumEgyptNew Zealand
The road ahead
Group game 1 · Mon 15 June
2–2 DGroup game 2 · Sun 21 June
0–0 DGroup game 3 · Fri 26 June
1–1 DThree group games are guaranteed; the knockout steps unlock as the team advances.