Iran at the 2006 FIFA World Cup

Iran participated in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. This was their third appearance.

World Cup Squad

Number / Name Club Birthdate Pld Goals YC RC
Goalkeepers
1  Ebrahim Mirzapour  Foolad 16.09.1978 3 0 0 0
22  Vahid Talebloo  Esteghlal 26.05.1982 0 0 0 0
12  Hassan Roudbarian  Pas 06.07.1978 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3  Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh  Saba Battery 11.09.1972 2 1 0 0
4  Yahya Golmohammadi  Saba Battery 16.03.1971 2 1 1 0
5  Rahman Rezaei  Messina 20.02.1975 3 0 0 0
13  Hossein Kaebi  Foolad 23.09.1985 3 0 1 0
19  Amir Hossein Sadeqi  Esteghlal 06.09.1981 0 0 0 0
29  Mohammad Nosrati  Pas 10.01.1982 3 0 0 0
Midfielders
2  Mehdi Mahdavikia  Hamburger SV 24.07.1977 3 0 0 0
6  Javad Nekounam  Al-Sharjah 07.09.1980 2 0 2 0
7  Ferydoon Zandi  Kaiserslautern 26.04.1979 2 0 1 0
8  Ali Karimi  Bayern Munich 08.11.1978 2 0 0 0
14  Andranik Teymourian  Abu Moslem 06.03.1983 3 0 1 0
18  Moharram Navidkia  VfL Bochum 01.11.1982 0 0 0 0
21  Mehrzad Madanchi  Persepolis 10.01.1985 3 0 2 0
23  Masoud Shojaei  Saipa F.C. 09.06.1984 1 0 0 0
Forwards
9  Vahid Hashemian  Hannover 96 21.07.1976 3 0 0 0
10  Ali Daei (captain)  Saba Battery 21.03.1969 2 0 0 0
11  Rasoul Khatibi  Sepahan 22.09.1978 2 0 0 0
15  Arash Borhani  Pas 14.09.1983 2 0 2 0
16  Reza Enayati  Esteghlal 23.09.1976 0 0 0 0
17  Javad Kazemian  Persepolis 23.04.1981 0 0 1 0
Coach
  Branko Ivanković   27.02.1943

Pld = matches played, YC = yellow cards, RC = red cards.

Matches

All times local (UTC+2)

Round Robin

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Portugal 9330051+4
 Mexico 4311143+1
 Angola 2302112-1
 Iran 1301226-4

First Round

Iran vs Mexico

Sunday, June 11, 2006 - 18:00
FIFA World Cup Stadium Nuremberg, Nuremberg - Attendance: 41,000

 Mexico 3 1 Iran 
Bravo  28'  76' (1 1) Golmohammadi  36'
Zinha  79' (Report)
IRAN:
GK 1 Ebrahim Mirzapour
RB 13 Hossein Kaebi
CB 4 Yahya Golmohammadi
CB 5 Rahman Rezaei
LB 20 Mohammad Nosrati  81'
RM 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia
CM 6 Javad Nekounam  55'
CM 8 Ali Karimi  62'
LM 14 Andranik Teymourian
CF 9 Vahid Hashemian
CF 10 Ali Daei (c)
Substitutions:
MF 21 Mehrzad Madanchi  62'
FW 15 Arash Borhani  81'
Coach:
Branko Ivanković

Second Round

Iran vs Portugal

Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 15:00
FIFA World Cup Stadium Frankfurt, Frankfurt - Attendance: 48,000

 Portugal 2 0 Iran 
Deco  63' (0 0)
C. Ronaldo  80' (pen.) (Report)
IRAN:
GK 1 Ebrahim Mirzapour
RB 13 Hossein Kaebi  73'
CB 5 Rahman Rezaei
CB 4 Yahya Golmohammadi (c)  88'  88'
LB 20 Mohammad Nosrati
CM 6 Javad Nekounam  20'
CM 14 Andranik Teymourian
RW 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia
AM 8 Ali Karimi  65'
LW 21 Mehrzad Madanchi  32'  66'
CF 9 Vahid Hashemian
Substitutions:
MF 7 Ferydoon Zandi  65'
FW 11 Rasoul Khatibi  66'
DF 3 Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh  88'
Coach:
Branko Ivanković

Third Round

Iran vs Angola

Wednesday, June 21, 2006 - 16:00
Zentralstadion, Leipzig - Attendance: 38,000

 Iran 1 1 Angola 
Bakhtiarizadeh  75' (0 0) Flavio  60'
(Report)
IRAN:
GK 1 Ebrahim Mirzapour
RB 13 Hossein Kaebi  67'
CB 3 Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
CB 5 Rahman Rezaei
LB 20 Mohammad Nosrati  13'
CM 14Andranik Teymourian  55'
CM 7 Ferydoon Zandi  90+1'
RW 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia
AM 9 Vahid Hashemian  39'
LW 21 Mehrzad Madanchi  37'
CF 10 Ali Daei (c)
Substitutions:
MF 23 Masoud Shojaei  13'
FW 11 Rasoul Khatibi  39'
FW 15 Arash Borhani  67'
Coach:
Branko Ivanković
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