Participation of Iran's national football team in the FIFA World Cup
Iran national football team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
Iran have appeared in the FIFA World Cup on six occasions: in 1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018 and 2022. They are yet to have progressed from the group stages.[1][2]
Simultaneous to the Mahsa Amini protests in Iran, the team declined to sing the national anthem prior to their match with England.[3] Prior to the match, captain Ehsan Hajsafi, said that the team support protestors.[3]
^O'Callaghan, Eoin (20 June 2018). "Great Satan 1-2 Iran: the most politically charged match in World Cup history". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
^"تاریخچه حضور ایران در جام جهانی" [History of Iran at the FIFA World Cup] (in Persian). 11 October 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^ ab"Iran players decline to sing national anthem". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
1 Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s). 2 Have been member of multiple confederations. 3 Team and national federation no longer exist.