The last time around at the FIFA Futsal World Cup Iran achieved their best ever result, finishing third! This will be the eighth total and consecutive Futsal World Cup for Iran which is a statement on its own. Iran qualified for the Futsal World Cup in Lithuania as the best-ranked Asian team. The Mohammad Nazemosharia team seems ready to punch its way through to the later stages of the championship and then anything is possible. A team to keep a very close eye on!
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Nickname: Team Melli (The National Team)
Association: Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI)
Confederation: AFC (Asia)
FIFA code: IRN
FIFA ranking: 5
First international match: Iran – Kuwait 19:6 (2 May 1992)
Biggest international win: Iran – Singapore 36:0 (7 March 1999)
Biggest international defeat: Brazil – Iran 8:1 (6 October 2000)
World Cup Appearances: 8 (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021)
World Cup Best result: Third place (2016)
Road to Lithuania: Due to Covid-19, Asian qualifiers for the World Cup were played in a different format. Japan qualified automatically as the best-ranked team in Asia.
Coach: Mohammad Nazemosharia
Star Player: Hossein Tayebi
