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| Association | I.R. Iran F.F. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Branko Ivankovich , ( 2003-) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Ali Daei (133) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Ali Daei (102) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First International Afghanistan 0 - 0 Iran ( Kabul, Afghanistan; January 1, 1941) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Largest win Iran 19 - 0 Guam ( Tabriz, Iran; November 24, 2000) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Worst defeat Turkey 6 - 1 Iran ( Istanbul, Turkey; May 28May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). There are 217 days remaining. Events 585 BC A solar eclipse occurred, as predicted by Thales, while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares, leading to a truce. This is one of the, 1950Events January January 5 US Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a resolution calling for examination of organized crime in the USA January 6 The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with) South KoreaKorea, in ancient times, had a ball game called 'chuk-guk' very similar in form to contemporary football. However, Koreans first saw the present version of football in 1882 when British crew members played a game while their vessel was visiting the lnchon 5 - 0 Iran ( TokyoTokyo (; Tokyo lit. eastern capital) is the capital of Japan as well as the most populous conurbation in Japan, and the world's largest metropolitan area by population with 33,750,000 people living within its urban influence. A little more than 12 million, JapanJapan (, Nippon/Nihon literally "the origin of the sun") is a country in East Asia situated on a chain of islands east of the Asian continent on the western edge of the Pacific Ocean. The largest of these islands are, from north to south, Hokkaido , Honsh; May 28May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). There are 217 days remaining. Events 585 BC A solar eclipse occurred, as predicted by Thales, while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares, leading to a truce. This is one of the, 1958Events January January 1 Treaty of Rome founding the EU is implemented January 4 Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit (launched on October 4 1957) January 8 14 year old Bobby Fischer wins the United States Chess Championship January 18 Armed Lumbee Nat) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 1978) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Round 1, 1978The 1978 Football World Cup was held in Argentina. It was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3-1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina who became the sixth team (after Uruguay, Italy, Germany, Brazil, a and 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 10 (First in 1968) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Winners, 1968, 1972, 1976
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