Team · AFC
23 Aug 1941 – 26 Jun 2026 · Elo 1880 (25th now), peak 1938 in 2022
348 won · 147 drawn · 118 lost
World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.
Tallest: 26 · Year
| Home | 214 | 152 | 41 | 21 | 509 | 117 | +392 | 71% |
| Away | 169 | 82 | 46 | 41 | 234 | 162 | +72 | 48.5% |
| Neutral | 230 | 114 | 60 | 56 | 411 | 204 | +207 | 49.6% |
| Tournament finals | 173 | 99 | 40 | 34 | 313 | 142 | +171 | 57.2% |
| Qualifiers | 208 | 138 | 47 | 23 | 486 | 122 | +364 | 66.3% |
| Friendlies | 232 | 111 | 60 | 61 | 355 | 219 | +136 | 47.8% |
Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.
| Wins | 10 | 28 Apr 1996 | 4 Oct 1996 | 0 |
| Unbeaten | 18 | 11 Jun 2015 | 15 Nov 2016 | 6 |
| Scored in | 22 | 25 Jun 2014 | 1 Sep 2016 | 1 |
| Clean sheets | 8 | 28 Apr 1996 | 19 Jun 1996 | 0 |
| Without a win | 10 | 24 Oct 1997 | 20 Apr 1998 | 3 |
| Defeats | 3 | 10 Mar 1951 | 28 May 1958 | 0 |
| Without scoring | 5 | 22 Jul 2007 | 21 Mar 2008 | 0 |
Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.
| AFC Asian Cup | 15 | 2 | Winner (1976, 1972) |
| Asian Games | 10 | 0 | — |
| FIFA World Cup | 7 | 0 | Group stage (2026, 2022, 2018, 2014, 2006, 1998, 1978) |
| WAFF Championship | 7 | 0 | — |
| CAFA Nations Cup | 1 | 0 | — |
| FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| AFC Asian Cup 2024 | Semi-finals | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | C · 1st |
| CAFA Nations Cup 2023 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | — |
| FIFA World Cup 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | B · 3rd |
| AFC Asian Cup 2019 | Semi-finals | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | D · 1st |
| FIFA World Cup 2018 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | B · 3rd |
| AFC Asian Cup 2015 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | C · 1st |
| FIFA World Cup 2014 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | F · 4th |
| WAFF Championship 2012 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | — |
| AFC Asian Cup 2011 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | D · 1st |
| WAFF Championship 2010 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | — |
| WAFF Championship 2008 | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | — |
| AFC Asian Cup 2007 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | C · 1st |
| WAFF Championship 2007 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | — |
| FIFA World Cup 2006 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | D · 4th |
AFC Asian Cup 2
| South Korea | AFC | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 39.4% | 1958 | 2022 |
| Syria | AFC | 29 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 49 | 16 | +33 | 55.2% | 1973 | 2024 |
| Kuwait | AFC | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 46.4% | 1973 | 2014 |
| Iraq | AFC | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 61.5% | 1969 | 2022 |
| Qatar | AFC | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 64% | 1988 | 2025 |
| China PR | AFC | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 56.5% | 1976 | 2019 |
| North Korea | AFC | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 9 | +27 | 81% | 1973 | 2025 |
| United Arab Emirates | AFC | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 5 | +24 | 80% | 1980 | 2025 |
| Japan | AFC | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 36.8% | 1951 | 2024 |
| Bahrain | AFC | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 44.4% | 1974 | 2021 |
| Uzbekistan | AFC | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 58.8% | 1998 | 2025 |
| Thailand | AFC | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 5 | +27 | 78.6% | 1972 | 2013 |
| Saudi Arabia | AFC | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 28.6% | 1977 | 2012 |
| Jordan | AFC | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 46.2% | 2000 | 2012 |
| Turkey | UEFA | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 8.3% | 1947 | 2018 |
| Oman | AFC | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 50% | 1993 | 2019 |
| Lebanon | AFC | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 3 | +28 | 83.3% | 1996 | 2022 |
| Hong Kong | AFC | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 4 | +19 | 90% | 1968 | 2024 |
| Turkmenistan | AFC | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 60% | 1993 | 2024 |
| Pakistan | AFC | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 5 | +42 | 100% | 1965 | 1993 |
| Friendly | 216 | 110 | 53 | 53 | 50.9% |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 161 | 102 | 39 | 20 | 63.4% |
| AFC Asian Cup | 74 | 45 | 20 | 9 | 60.8% |
| Asian Games | 47 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 61.7% |
| AFC Asian Cup qualification | 47 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 76.6% |
| WAFF Championship | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 67.9% |
| FIFA World Cup | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14.3% |
| Brazil Independence Cup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0% |
| Beijing International Friendship Tournament | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0% |
| Lunar New Year Cup | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% |
| CAFA Nations Cup | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Nehru Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.
| Ali Daei | 52 | 8 | 1993–2006 |
| Sardar Azmoun | 51 | 0 | 2014–2025 |
| Mehdi Taremi | 49 | 8 | 2015–2026 |
| Karim Bagheri | 32 | 1 | 1996–2008 |
| Javad Nekounam | 19 | 3 | 2004–2015 |
| Karim Ansarifard | 19 | 2 | 2011–2024 |
| Ali Karimi | 15 | 0 | 2000–2011 |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 14 | 3 | 2016–2024 |
| Mohammad Mohebbi | 12 | 0 | 2019–2026 |
| Khodadad Azizi | 10 | 0 | 1996–1997 |
| Mehdi Ghayedi | 10 | 0 | 2020–2026 |
| Mehdi Mahdavikia | 9 | 0 | 1997–2008 |
Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 29% of these matches.
| Mehdi Taremi | 94 | 86 | 2015–2026 |
| Ehsan Hajsafi | 90 | 76 | 2008–2026 |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 86 | 60 | 2014–2026 |
| Alireza Beiranvand | 82 | 82 | 2015–2026 |
| Sardar Azmoun | 81 | 69 | 2014–2025 |
| Milad Mohammadi | 75 | 60 | 2015–2026 |
| Saeid Ezatolahi | 74 | 64 | 2016–2026 |
| Saman Ghoddos | 67 | 45 | 2017–2026 |
| Ramin Rezaeian | 62 | 49 | 2015–2026 |
| Vahid Amiri | 62 | 44 | 2015–2023 |
| Seyed Jalal Hosseini | 59 | 54 | 2007–2018 |
| Hossein Kanani | 56 | 53 | 2017–2026 |