National Football Team

Iran files lawsuit against AFC at CAS

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – Iranian football federation says it has lodged a complaint against AFC for choosing Bahrain as the host country of World Cup and AFC Asian Cup qualifying matches.
2021-04-08 12:40
Syrian soccer team land in Tehran for friendly match

TEHRAN, Mar. 27 (MNA) – The Syrian national football team landed at Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport on Saturday morning to hold a friendly match with the Iranian national football team.
2021-03-27 11:00
Skocic optimistic about advancing to 2022 World Cup

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Head coach of the Iranian men’s national football team Dragan Skocic says his hopes are high for winning the 2022 Qatar ticket.
2021-03-10 12:46
By: Mohammadreza Abbasi

Veteran footballers play in remembrance of Minavand, Ansarian

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Veteran footballers of the Iran national football team, as well as Persepolis and Esteghlal clubs, played in a match to honor late Mehrdad Minavand and Ali Ansarian at the Azadi Stadium on Tuesday.
2021-02-17 11:00
Dead body of 2nd Iranian footballer laid to rest

TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – The former national Iranian football team defense player Ali Ansarian who died of Covid-19 on Wednesday has been buried in Tehran in a ceremony attended by his former teammates.
2021-02-04 10:40
Majid Hosseini snubs Anderlecht offer: report

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – Iranian footballer Majid Hosseini has reportedly rejected an offer from Belgium's Anderlecht football club.
2021-01-23 18:45
Hadi Mahdavikia says Iranian clubs lack professionalism

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – Former Persepolis winger, Hadi Mahdavikia, thinks the Reds lost at the Asian Football Confederation Champions League's final match due to a lack of professionalism.
2020-12-28 17:00
AFC declares Iran matches dates at 2022 World Cup qualifiers

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – The dates of the remaining four games of Iran in the second round of qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup has been announced by AFC.
2020-12-08 11:29
Iran-Mali friendly canceled: official

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Football Federation announced a statement on Tuesday morning, noting that the friendly match between Iran and Mali senior men’s team have been canceled.
2020-10-13 14:04
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