2026 FIFA World Cup · Group G
🇮🇷Iran
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Iran face Belgium, Egypt and New Zealand in Group G at the 2026 World Cup, under Amir Ghalenoei. Schedule, squad and the live group table, tracked here.
Group G
All groups →| # | Team | Pl | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇧🇪Belgium | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| 2 | 🇪🇬Egypt | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | 🇮🇷Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 🇳🇿New Zealand | 3 | -6 | 1 |
Schedule
Iran World Cup Squad 2026
26 playersGoalkeepers
Alireza Safar Beiranvand
Seyed Payam Niazmand Ghader
Seyed Hossein Hosseini
Defenders
Saleh Hardani
Ehsan Hajisafi
Shoja Khalilzadeh
Milad Mohammadi Keshmarzi
Mohammad Hossein Kanaanizadegan
A. Nemati
D. Eiri
Midfielders
Saeed Ezatolahi Afagh
Alireza Jahanbakhsh Jirandeh
Mohammad Mohebi
Sayed Saman Ghoddos
Rouzbeh Cheshmi
Mahdi Torabi
Aria Yousefi
Mohammad Ghorbani
Ramin Rezaeian Semeskandi
A. Razzaghinia
Forwards
Mehdi Taremi
Mehdi Ghayedi
Ali Alipour
A. Hosseinzadeh
Shahriyar Moghanlou
Dennis Eckert Ayensa
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The basics
- FIFA ranking
- #21
- Group
- Group G
- Manager
- Amir Ghalenoei
- Likely formation
- 4-2-3-1 (defends in 5-4-1)
- Confederation
- AFC
- Federation
- Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI)
- Best WC finish
- Group stage (never past the group across 6 prior)
- WC appearances
- 7th