The Iranian national football team, known as Team Melli, will face Venezuela in a warm-up match on November 20. The match will be held at the Azadi Stadium. Iran had already defeated Venezuela 1-0 in a friendly match held in Nijmegen, Netherlands, in November 2017 as part of preparation for the 2018 World Cup. Team […]

Despite an away win over Uzbekistan, Iran national football team have moved one place down to 33rd in the latest FIFA World Ranking released on Thursday. Australia, who had relinquished the top spot to Iran in the August rankings, remained as Asia’s second best team at 43rd while Japan moved up one spot to 54th. […]

 The head coach of Team Melli said that he has reached a verbal agreement with Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) but has not yet signed any contract. Carlos Queiroz made the remarks on Monday in Iran-Uzbakistan pre-match press conference. Queiroz said that although he has not yet signed a new contract with the […]

 Sardar Azmoun, who announced his retirement after the 2018 World Cup, has been invited to Iran national football team. The Rubin Kazan striker, who completed 90 minutes in each of Iran’s three World Cup games, quit international football after the prestigious tournament, citing the abuse he has received and the effect it has had on […]

Iran national football team, known as Team Melli, will be eager to translate its position as one of the Continent’s top teams by adding a fourth AFC Asian Cup title. The 2019 AFC Asian Cup will be held from January 5 to February 1, 2019 in the United Arab Emirates. Team Melli has been drawn […]

TEHRAN – Iran national football team snatched four points in Group B of the 2018 World Cup. It was outstanding. But Team Melli failed to make history in the World Cup finals, advancing to the next stage for the first time ever. Who’d have thought it? Iran came desperately close to qualifying for Round of […]

In a Tuesday message to Iran national football team players and staff, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani appreciated their great efforts and performance at 2018 World Cup. Tremendous efforts of Team Melli at World Cup brought pride to the nation and stunned the world, the message reads. Showing high performance in all matches proves that […]

TEHRAN – “Eleven Stars”, the official anthem of Team Melli, Iran’s national football team, was performed by an ensemble composed of musicians from the Tehran Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Sunday evening. Vocalist Salar Aqili performed the song, whose lyrics were composed by Ehsan Afshari while Babak Zarrin put them […]

TEHRAN – Yupa, the mascot of the Iranian national football teams, was unveiled ahead of the friendly match between Iran and Uzbekistan. Team Melli defeated Uzbekistan 1-0 in the warm-up match held in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium Saturday night. The word ‘Yupa’ is derived from the Persian word ‘Yuzpalang’ means cheetah and ‘Tizpa’ means fast. Yupa […]

Tehran – Iran national football team want to defeat Uzbekistan for the fourth time in a row. Team Melli will kick-off their final phase of preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia with a friendly against Asian rivals Uzbekistan on Saturday. Iran and Uzbekistan have already played together eight times, with Iran winning six […]