Iran Football Team

Iranian women attend first football match in 40 years after authorities open special stand

Under pressure from FIFA and women’s rights campaigners, Iranian authorities earmarked around 3,000 tickets for women for World Cup Asian qualifier against Cambodia

FIFA delegation visits Iran to discuss allowing country's female spectators into football matches

A FIFA delegation visited Tehran on Friday to discuss allowing female spectators into football matches, the official news agency IRNA reported, days after a public row over a female fan who killed herself.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino urges Iran to allow female football fans to attend 2022 World Cup qualifiers

Women have been barred from attending matches in Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution, with clerics arguing they must be protected from the masculine atmosphere and sight of semi-clad men

FIFA Rankings: Belgium hold off World Cup winners France to retain top spot, India move up two places to 101

Belgium edge World Cup winners France for the top spot and Brazil remain at No 3. Uruguay and European champions Portugal trade places at No 6 and 7

AFC Asian Cup 2019: Iranian politician calls for national team to be punished after clashing with Japan in semi-final

A prominent Iranian politician on Tuesday called for players in the Iran football team to be punished for clashing with their Japanese opponents after losing in the Asia Cup semi-finals

AFC Asian Cup 2019: Japan build on fortuitous penalty to eliminate favourites Iran and enter final

Yuya Osako put Japan 1-0 up after half-time but it was his penalty shortly afterwards, awarded following a video review, that knocked the stuffing out of Iran

AFC Asian Cup 2019: Iraq football federation launches investigations into players' clandestine excursion to nightclub

Iraq's football federation said on Monday it was investigating whether national team players in Abu Dhabi for the Asian Cup this month snuck out of their hotel to party at a nightclub

AFC Asian Cup 2019: Japan need to be 'more clinical' to challenge title favourites Iran, South Korea, says Maya Yoshida

A new-look Japan were unimpressive when they beat Turkmenistan 3-2 in their opening fixture, but were missing two-goal hero Yuya Osako for the Oman clash.

AFC Asian Cup 2019: Iran, Iraq power into Asian Cup knockout phase with easy wins ahead of next week's showdown

Iran and Iraq will meet in Dubai on Wednesday to decide who tops Group D in a repeat of their combustible quarter-final of 2015, which Iraq won on penalties.

Iran's Azadi stadium to host women's national football team for first time since Islamic revolution

Women were barred from attending matches in Iran after the 1979 Islamic revolution, with clerics arguing they must be protected from the masculine atmosphere and sight of semi-clad men