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AFC · Group G

🇮🇷 Iran

Managed by Amir Ghalenoei · FIFA #20 · ELO 1815 · Power rank #24

Form
DDD

Win title

0.0%

Reach final

0.0%

Reach SF

0.0%

Win group

0.0%

Power

23.9

#24

Momentum

+2

Tournament Outlook

Monte Carlo · n=8,000

Qualify (R32)
0%
Round of 16
0%
Quarter-final
0%
Semi-final
0%
Final
0%
Champions
0%

Underperforming the pre-tournament market by -0.4%.

Group Position

Group G

3rd· 3 ptsThirds race

W-D-L

0-3-0

Goals

3:3

xG

0.0

Qualification probability0.0%

Tactical Identity

Derived playing style · over played matches

Deep block, counter-attackingSoak and strikeShape5-4-1

Iran sit deep (39% possession, low press) and threaten on the counter.

Possession
39%
Press intensity
30
Field tilt
41%
Directness
62
76%
Pass accuracy
12.3
Shots / game
0.0
Counters / game

Manager

Head coach

Amir Ghalenoei
Age 62

Coaching career

  • 2023–2023Iran

Line-up & changes

Last XI · vs Egypt · 5-4-1

Changes from the BEL game

▲ inMilad Mohammadi (DF)
▲ inMohammad Ghorbani (MF)
▼ outSaleh Hardani (DF)
▼ outEhsan Hajsafi (DF)

Squad

27 players

#PlayerPosAgeOVRMinGAxG
1Alireza BeiranvandGK3378270000.0
22Hossein HosseiniGK33760000.0
12Payam NiazmandGK30760000.0
25EiriCB21760000.0
4Shoja KhalilzadehCB3670270000.0
13Hossein KananiCB3169135000.0
2Saleh HardaniCB276790000.0
5Milad MohammadiCB3266204000.0
19A. NematiCB29660000.0
19Ali NematiCB2966270000.0
3Ehsan HajisafiCB356591000.0
15Roozbeh CheshmiCM32760000.0
26Amir RazzaghiniaCM19760000.0
23Ramin RezaeianCM3575270210.0
6Saeed EzatolahiCM2971265000.0
17Aria YousefiCM236845000.0
14Sayed GhoddosCM3268211000.0
7Alireza JahanbakhshCM326753000.0
8Mohammad MohebiCM2767245100.0
21Mohammad GhorbaniCM246690000.0
16Mehdi TorabiCM316624000.0
24Dennis-Yerai Eckert AyensaST28760000.0
9Mehdi TaremiST3369260000.0
20Shahriyar MoghanlouST316887000.0
18Amirhossein HosseinzadehST256621000.0
11Ali AlipourST306637000.0
10Mehdi GhaediST276545000.0