International Alireza Jahan Bakhsh (L) and Sardar Azmoun and Mehdi Taremi will be some of the players to watch out for, from Iran in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Iran will be making its third successive FIFA World Cup appearance and its sixth overall after making its debuti in 1978.
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IR Iran's #WorldCup legends have a sixth qualification to celebrate #WCQ | #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/iaFMizgD0P Dragan Skocic’s team had a solid qualifying campaign where they won 14 out of the 18 matches they played.
It qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2022, after winning the AFC Third Round Group A.
Players like Sardar Azmoun and Alireza Jahanbakhsh will be looking to spearhead the forward line while Majid Hosseini will undertake the responsibility of stabilising the backline.
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However, in 2018, the team recorded its highest ever points tally (4) after securing a 1-0 win against Morocco (only second win in World cup history after a 2-1 win against the USA in 1998) and a 1-1 draw against Portugal.
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