National Football Team

By: Masoud Hossein

FIFA threatens Iran with sanction

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – FIFA Secretary-General Fatma Samoura warned Iran that FIFA and AFC are strongly opposing any use of legal threats and intimidation of any sort by anyone against a person or a group of persons.
2020-09-01 18:00
Iran, Uzbekistan to hold football match in Sep.

TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – National football teams of Iran and Uzbekistan are to hold a match in Tashkent on September 7.
2020-07-07 23:32
Team Melli coach meets with Croatian football head

TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – The newly-appointed head coach of Team Melli Dragan Skocic met and held talks with the President of Croatian Football Federation Davor Suker on Tuesday in Zagreb.
2020-02-25 17:16
By: Mohammadreza Abbasi

National team head coach presser

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – Iran's national football team head coach Dragan Skocic held a presser on Saturday. Skocic officially penned his contract with the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) on February 10.
2020-02-15 20:00
Dragan Skocic officially pens Iran contract

TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) – Dragan Skocic has officially penned his contract with the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) on Monday.
2020-02-10 20:11
Dragan Skocic becomes new head coach for Team Melli

TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) – The former Sanat Naft coach, Dragan Skocic of Croatia, has been named the new head coach for Iran national football team.
2020-02-06 14:23
Iran Footbal Federation cancels contract with Marc Wilmots

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – Mehr has learned the manager Marc Wilmots has agreed to cancel his contract with Iran’s Football Federation Iran’s national men’s football team.
2019-12-04 18:39
Bahrain, Iraq draw to benefit Iran in World Cup qualifiers

TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – The national men's football teams of Iraq and Bahrain drew 0-0 in a Tuesday match in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 to help Iran remain hopeful to advance from the Asia’s second qualifying round.
2019-11-19 19:57
Iraq, Iran resume rivalry in pivotal battle

TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – Iran national football team will lock horn with their familiar foe Iraq on Matchday 5 of Asia's second round of qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Thursday.
2019-11-13 16:08
Contract of Iran's coach Wilmot disclosed

TEHRAN, Nov. 11 (MNA) – The contract’s details of Marc Wilmots and his coaching staff with Iran national football team have been disclosed.
2019-11-11 20:06
By: Masoud Hossein

Iran football legend Ali Karimi turns 41

TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – Ex-Iran and Persepolis midfielder Ali Karimi celebrates his 41st birthday anniversary today.
2019-11-09 11:44
By: Reza Khosravi

A bitter shock after a sweet victory

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Tuesday’s defeat of Team Melli against Bahrain warned Marc Wilmots and his men of the difficult path ahead of the team to reach its third consecutive FIFA World Cup finals.
2019-10-16 16:05
Wilmots drops unprepared players for World Cup qualifiers against Cambodia, Bahrain

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – Iran national football team head coach Marc Wilmots has announced the list for matches against Combodia and Bahrain in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers with unprepared players, including Alireza Jahanbakhsh, omitted from the squad.
2019-10-05 13:22
Team Melli remains on top of Asia: FIFA ranking

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Iran national football team remained as the top team of Asia in the latest FIFA ranking published on Thursday.
2019-09-19 15:28
Japanese ref. to officiate Iran-Hong Kong match in World Cup qualifiers

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Japanese referee Yudai Yamamoto will be the man to officiate the match between the national football teams of Iran and Hong Kong in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
2019-09-08 12:10
By: Hamid Vakili

Team Melli's training session

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – The players of national Iranian men's football team held a training session to mark the beginning of the new season of training at the Number 2 Training Camp of Team Melli under the leadership of Marc Wilmots on Sunday.
2019-09-01 22:59
An easy trick by Beiranvand

TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – A video footage of the goalkeeper of Iranian national men's football team Alireza Beiranvand performing an easy trick for his Perspolis teammates has gone viral on social networking websites.
2019-07-06 16:38
By: Mohammadreza Abbasi

Team Melli's first training session under Marc Wilmots

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – Belgian coach Marc Wilmots trained Team Melli today in Tehran. This was the first training session of the team after the appointment of Wilmots as its manager. Iran will play two friendly games against Syria and South Korea on June 6 and 11, respectively, to prepare for 2022 World Cup qualifications.
2019-06-02 22:14
Marc Wilmots names team for two friendly matches

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – Belgian manager of Team Melli, Marc Wilmots has invited 25 players for two friendly matches against Syria and South Korea.
2019-05-30 13:42
Hashemian named Team Melli’s assistant

TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – Former Iran’s national striker, Vahid Hashemian, has been appointed as Team Melli’s assistant coach.
2019-05-29 20:08
VIDEO: Marc Wilmots officially signs with Iran

TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – Belgian coach Marc Wilmots officially signed a 3-year contract with the Iranian football federation in Tehran on Wednesday to head Team Melli until the end of World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
2019-05-29 14:43
Marc Wiltmos officially announced coach of Iran's national football team

TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – The Belgian Marc Wilmots is officially named as the new manager of Iran’s National Football Team, better known as Team Melli.
2019-05-22 22:40
Belgian Marc Wilmots to lead Iran national football team: official

TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) – A member of Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran confirmed Tue. previous reports that Belgian Marc Wilmots is going to be announced as the new manager of Iran’s National Football Team in place of Portuguese Carlos Queiroz.
2019-05-14 19:59
Marc Wilmots to be named Team Melli’s manager: report

TEHRAN, May 13 (MNA) – According to Belgian media, Marc Wilmots is going to be announced as the new manager of Iran’s National Football Team, better known as Team Melli.
2019-05-13 12:15
By: Mohammad Ali Haqshenas

What are Carlos Queiroz legacies in Iranian football?

TEHRAN, Mar. 28 (MNA) – During his 8-year stay in Iran, Queiroz managed to create a strong team which is standing at top of the Asian continent and wins the world’s respect.
2019-03-28 10:49
Saudi journalist says Van Marwijk to replace Queiroz in Team Melli

TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – A well-known Saudi Journalist claimed that Bert van Marwijk is going to replace Carlos Queiroz in Iran's National Football Team.
2019-02-04 12:50
By: Masoud Hossein

Iran has much to learn from Qatar football

TEHRAN, Feb. 03 (MNA) – Qatar football team, headed by Felix Sanchez, lifted the AFC Asian Cup for the first time in their history, and the triumph was a far cry from everyone’s expectation.
2019-02-03 13:41
Queiroz leaves Tehran with ‘tears in his heart’

TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – Carlos Queiroz left Tehran for Lisbon Thursday morning saying, “we leave with tears in our hearts.”
2019-01-31 14:21
By: Vahid Abdi

People of Tabriz watching Iran’s semifinal match vs. Japan

TABRIZ, Jan. 29 (MNA) – The people of the northwestern city of Tabriz watched the Monday evening's match between the national Iranian football team against Japan in the semifinals of the 2019 Asian CUP, while their team was eliminated from the competitions after it suffered a heavy 0-3 defeat against its east Asian rival.
2019-01-29 11:09
By: Hadi Abyar

Iran vs Japan in AFC Asian Cup semifinals

ABU DHABI, Jan. 28 (MNA) – The national Iranian football team had to leave the 2019 AFC Asian Cup today after its 0-3 defeat against Japan in the semi-final stage. The match was held in Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
2019-01-28 23:29