Iran national football team results – 1970s

This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 1970 and 1979.

1970

1970 RCD Cup

Iran  v  Pakistan

1 September 1970

Iran	7–0	Pakistan
Hajmohammad  13', 90' Ghelichkhani  33' Haghverdian  55' Kalani  57' Al-Nabi  71' (o.g.) Vafakhah  84'	Report

Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ortogul Dilk (Turkey)

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1970 Asian Games – Preliminary Round

Indonesia  v  Iran

10 December 1970 16:00

Indonesia	2–2	Iran
Soentoro  71' Idris  83'	Report	Ashtiani  37' Sharafi  77'

Tarua Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 10,000

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1970 Asian Games – Preliminary Round

South Korea  v  Iran

11 December 1970 20:15

South Korea	1–0	Iran
Lee Hoe-taik  59'	Report

Tarua Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 20,000

1971

Friendly

South Korea  v  Iran

10 September 1971 19:30

South Korea	2–0	Iran
	Report

Seoul Attendance: 35,000

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Friendly

South Korea  v  Iran

12 September 1971 19:30

South Korea	0–2	Iran
	Report	Khorshidi  35' Kim Ho-in  40' (o.g.)

Seoul Attendance: 35,000

1972

1972 AFC Asian Cup – Group Allocation Matches

Iran  v  Khmer Republic

7 May 1972

Iran	2–0	Khmer Republic
Kalani  45' Iranpak  51'	Report

National Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Kim Jo-wong (South Korea)

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1972 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round

Iran  v  Iraq

9 May 1972

Iran	3–0	Iraq
Kalani  34', 70', 78'	Report

National Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)

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1972 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round

Thailand  v  Iran

13 May 1972

Thailand	2–3	Iran
Tantariyanond  69', 70'	Report	Jabbari  80', 86', 88'

National Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Matolzi (Malaysia)

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1972 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal

Iran  v  Khmer Republic

16 May 1972

Iran	2–1	Khmer Republic
Iranpak  13' Ghelichkhani  47'	Report	Doeur Sokhom  18'

National Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Matolzi (Malaysia)

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1972 AFC Asian Cup – Final

Iran  v  South Korea

19 May 1972

Iran	2–1 (a.e.t.)	South Korea
Jabbari  48' Kalani  108'	Report	Park Ee-chon  65'

National Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)

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1972 Brazilian Independence Cup – Preliminary Round

Republic of Ireland  v  Iran

11 June 1972

Republic of Ireland	2–1	Iran
Leech  57' Givens  74'	Report	Ghelichkhani  10'

Estádio do Arruda, Recife Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Aurelio Angonese (Italy)

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1972 Brazilian Independence Cup – Preliminary Round

Portugal  v  Iran

14 June 1972

Portugal	3–0	Iran
Eusébio  13' Dinis  31' Coelho  72'	Report

Estádio do Arruda, Recife Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Guillermo Velasquez (Colombia)

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1972 Brazilian Independence Cup – Preliminary Round

Ecuador  v  Iran

21 June 1972

Ecuador	1–1	Iran
Lasso  15'	Report	Ghelichkhani  36'

Estádio do Arruda, Recife Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Sebastião Rufino (Brazil)

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1972 Brazilian Independence Cup – Preliminary Round

Chile  v  Iran

25 June 1972

Chile	2–1	Iran
Caszely  50', 79'	Report	Halvaei  85'

Estádio do Arruda, Recife Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Aurelio Angonese (Italy)

1973

1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round

Iran  v  North Korea

4 May 1973

Iran	0–0	North Korea
	Report

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 63,000 Referee: M. Ramalingam (Malaysia)

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1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round

Kuwait  v  Iran

6 May 1973

Kuwait	1–2	Iran
Kamel  83'	Report	Vafakhah  20' Parvin  56'

Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Er Wee Kiam (Malaysia)

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1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round

Syria  v  Iran

8 May 1973

Syria	0–1	Iran
	Report	Kargarjam  83'

Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Manit Sridaranop (Thailand)

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1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round

Iran  v  North Korea

11 May 1973

Iran	2–1	North Korea
Monajati  19' Sadeghi  89'	Report	Pak Sung-jin  48'

Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Ong Eng Young (Singapore)

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1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round

Iran  v  Kuwait

13 May 1973

Iran	2–0	Kuwait
Ghelichkhani  60' (pen.) Jabbari  75'	Report

Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Manit Sridaranop (Thailand)

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1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round

Iran  v  Syria

15 May 1973

Iran	0–1	Syria
	Report	Tatish  11'

Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Sirkis Demergian (Lebanon)

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Friendly

New Zealand  v  Iran

12 August 1973

New Zealand	0–0	Iran
	Report

Newmarket Park, Auckland Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Tom Delahunty (New Zealand)

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1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round

Australia  v  Iran

18 August 1973

Australia	3–0	Iran
Alston  43' Abonyi  46' Wilson  85'	Report

Sports Ground, Sydney Attendance: 30,881 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)

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1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round

Iran  v  Australia

24 August 1973

Iran	2–0	Australia
Ghelichkhani  14' (pen.), 31'	Report

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Pavel Kasakov (Soviet Union)

1974

1974 Asian Games – Preliminary Round

Iran  v  Pakistan

3 September 1974 18:30

Iran	7–0	Pakistan
Mazloumi  4', 44', 66' Jabbari  11' Parvin  28', 55' Ghelichkhani  88'	Report

Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Wijit (Thailand)

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1974 Asian Games – Preliminary Round

Iran  v  Burma

5 September 1974 18:30

Iran	2–1	Burma
Sadeghi  7' Janmaleki  57'	Report	Mia Kiang  37'

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Maroyama (Japan)

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1974 Asian Games – Preliminary Round

Iran  v  Bahrain

7 September 1974 18:00

Iran	6–0	Bahrain
Jahani  25' Al-Durazi  28' (o.g.) Ghelichkhani  32' Etemadi  41' Dastjerdi  46' Haghverdian  73'	Report

Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Mohammed Azam (India)

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1974 Asian Games – Semifinal

Iran  v  Malaysia

9 September 1974 16:30

Iran	1–0	Malaysia
Parvin  17'	Report

Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Mohammed Azam (India)

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1974 Asian Games – Semifinal

Iran  v  South Korea

11 September 1974 18:30

Iran	2–0	South Korea
Mazloumi  74', 90'	Report

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Ibrahim Al-Doy (Bahrain)

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1974 Asian Games – Semifinal

Iran  v  Iraq

13 September 1974 18:30

Iran	1–0	Iraq
Roshan	Report

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 85,000

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1974 Asian Games – Final

Iran  v  Israel

15 September 1974 19:30

Iran	1–0	Israel
Shum  30' (o.g.)	Report

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Mohammed Azam (India)

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Friendly

Iran  v  Czechoslovakia

20 December 1974

Iran	0–1	Czechoslovakia
	Report	Ondruš  62' (pen.)

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Jafar Namdar (Iran)

1975

Friendly

Iran  v  Hungary

10 August 1975

Iran	1–2	Hungary
Mazloumi  44'	Report	Várady  28' Nagy  53'

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Abbas Moghaddaszadeh (Iran)

1976

1976 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round

Iran  v  Iraq

4 June 1976

Iran	2–0	Iraq
Nouraei  45' Roshan  58'	Report

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Marijan Raus (Yugoslavia)

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1976 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round

Iran  v  South Yemen

8 June 1976

Iran	8–0	South Yemen
Azizi  17', 73' Nouraei  40', 42' Khorshidi  45' Mazloumi  63', 74', 80'	Report

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Akram Ul Haq (India)

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1976 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal

Iran  v  China PR

11 June 1976

Iran	2–0 (a.e.t.)	China PR
Khorshidi  100' Roshan  119'	Report

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Asami (Japan)

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1976 AFC Asian Cup – Final

Iran  v  Kuwait

13 June 1976

Iran	1–0	Kuwait
Parvin  71'	Report

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Jean Dubach (Switzerland)

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Friendly

Iran  v  Romania

2 July 1976

Iran	2–2	Romania
Ghelichkhani  40' Nouraei  65'	Report	Bölöni  3' Sandu  82'

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Jafar Namdar (Iran)

1977

1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round

Saudi Arabia  v  Iran

7 January 1977

Saudi Arabia	0–3	Iran
	Report	Mazloumi  16', 78' Roshan  62'

Al-Malaz Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)

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1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round

Syria  v  Iran

28 January 1977

Syria	0–1	Iran
	Report	Parvin  30'

Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Robert Fratz (France)

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Friendly

Iran  v  Hungary

15 March 1977

Iran	0–2	Hungary
	Report	Fazekas  27' (pen.) Nyilasi  81'

Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Mohsen Zamani (Iran)

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75th Anniversary of Real Madrid – Semifinal

Iran  v  Argentina

22 March 1977

Iran	1–1	Argentina
Sadeghi  79'	Report	Bertoni  14' (pen.)
	Penalties
Parvin Nazari Adelkhani	1–4	Benítez Olguín Ardiles Bertoni

Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Franco Martínez (Spain)

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1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round

Iran  v  Syria

6 April 1977

Iran	2–0 Awarded	Syria

Tajgozari Stadium, Shiraz

* Syria didn't show up.

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1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round

Iran  v  Saudi Arabia

22 April 1977

Iran	2–0	Saudi Arabia
Yousefi  10' Sharifi  84'	Report

Tajgozari Stadium, Shiraz Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ernst Dörflinger (Switzerland)

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1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round

Hong Kong  v  Iran

19 June 1977

Hong Kong	0–2	Iran
	Report	Kazerani  22' Jahani  77'

Government Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Cesare Gussoni (Italy)

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1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round

South Korea  v  Iran

3 July 1977

South Korea	0–0	Iran
	Report

Gudeok Stadium, Pusan Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Fute (Scotland)

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Friendly

Iran  v  Romania

5 August 1977

Iran	0–0	Romania
	Report

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Jafar Namdar (Iran)

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1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round

Australia  v  Iran

14 August 1977

Australia	0–1	Iran
	Report	Roshan  68'

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Franz Wöhrer (Austria)

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1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round

Iran  v  Kuwait

28 October 1977

Iran	1–0	Kuwait
Jahani  48'	Report

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)

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1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round

Iran  v  South Korea

11 November 1977

Iran	2–2	South Korea
Roshan  55', 57'	Report	Lee Yung-moo  28', 88'

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Pat Partridge (England)

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1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round

Iran  v  Hong Kong

18 November 1977

Iran	3–0	Hong Kong
Jahani  3', 35' Kazerani  19'	Report

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Marijan Raus (Yugoslavia)

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1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round

Iran  v  Australia

25 November 1977

Iran	1–0	Australia
Jahani  44'	Report

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Michel Kitabdjian (France)

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1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round

Kuwait  v  Iran

2 December 1977

Kuwait	1–2	Iran
Al-Dakhil  14'	Report	Fariba  48' Khabiri  59'

Al-Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Malcolm Wright (Northern Ireland)

1978

Friendly

Iran  v  Yugoslavia

5 April 1978

Iran	0–0	Yugoslavia
	Report

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Jafar Namdar (Iran)

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Friendly

Iran  v  Wales

18 April 1978

Iran	0–1	Wales
	Report	Dwyer  71'

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 60,000

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Friendly

France  v  Iran

11 May 1978

France	2–1	Iran
Gemmrich  14' Six  70'	Report	Roshan  47'

Stadium Municipal, Toulouse Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Augusto Lamo Castillo (Spain)

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1978 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

Iran  v  Ghana

19 May 1978

Iran	3–0	Ghana
Khani Khalilian Mazloumi	Report

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran Referee: Abdul Wahab (Kuwait)

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1978 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round

Netherlands  v  Iran

3 June 1978 16:45

Netherlands	3–0	Iran
Rensenbrink  40' (pen.), 62', 78' (pen.)	Report

Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza, Mendoza Attendance: 33,431 Referee: Alfonso González (Mexico)

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1978 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round

Scotland  v  Iran

7 June 1978 16:45

Scotland	1–1	Iran
Eskandarian  43' (o.g.)	Report	Danaeifard  60'

Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba Attendance: 7,938 Referee: Youssou N'Diaye (Senegal)

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1978 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round

Peru  v  Iran

11 June 1978 16:45

Peru	4–1	Iran
Velásquez  2' Cubillas  36' (pen.), 39' (pen.), 79'	Report	Roshan  41'

Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba Attendance: 21,262 Referee: Alojzy Jarguz (Poland)

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Friendly

Iran  v  Soviet Union

6 September 1978

Iran	0–1	Soviet Union
	Report	Khidiyatullin  17'

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Heinz Aldinger (West Germany)

Statistics

Results by year

Year	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1970	4	1	1	2	10	5	+5
1971	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
1972	9	5	1	3	15	12	+3
1973	9	5	2	2	9	6	+3
1974	10	8	0	2	22	4	+18
1975	1	0	0	1	1	2	–1
1976	5	4	1	0	15	2	+13
1977	15	10	4	1	21	6	+15
1978	8	1	2	5	6	12	–6
1979	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	63	35	11	17	101	51	+50

Managers

Name	First match	Last match	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Mohammad Bayati	1 September 1970	1 September 1970	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7
Igor Netto	4 November 1970	11 December 1970	3	0	1	2	3	5	–2
Parviz Dehdari	10 September 1971	12 September 1971	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Mohammad Ranjbar	7 May 1972	25 June 1972	9	5	1	3	15	12	+3
Mahmoud Bayati	4 May 1973	24 August 1973	9	5	2	2	9	6	+3
Danny McLennan	17 January 1974	19 January 1974	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Frank O'Farrell	3 September 1974	10 August 1975	9	7	0	2	21	4	+17
Heshmat Mohajerani	3 June 1976	6 September 1978	28	15	7	6	42	20	+22
Total			63	35	11	17	101	51	+50

Opponents

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Argentina	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Australia	5	3	0	2	5	5	0
Bahrain	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6
Cambodia	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3
Chile	1	0	0	1	1	2	–1
China PR	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Czech Republic	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1
Ecuador	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
France	1	0	0	1	1	2	–1
Ghana	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Hong Kong	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5
Hungary	2	0	0	2	1	4	–3
Indonesia	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
Iraq	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6
Ireland, Republic of	1	0	0	1	1	2	–1
Israel	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Korea, North	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
Korea, South	7	3	2	2	8	6	+2
Kuwait	5	5	0	0	8	2	+6
Malaysia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Myanmar	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Netherlands	1	0	0	1	0	3	–3
New Zealand	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Pakistan	3	3	0	0	16	1	+15
Peru	1	0	0	1	1	4	–3
Portugal	1	0	0	1	0	3	–3
Romania	2	0	2	0	2	2	0
Russia	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1
Saudi Arabia	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5
Scotland	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Serbia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Syria	4	3	0	1	4	1	+3
Thailand	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1
Turkey	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1
Wales	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1
Yemen, South	1	1	0	0	8	0	+8
Total	63	35	11	17	101	51	+50

External links

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