Iran has the right to participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
World Cup Asian Qualifiers 3rd Tour Group A 8th week Iran, Azadi Stadium hosted Uzbekistan with a 2-2 draw.
Host Iran’s goals Mehdi Tarami, guest team’s goals Khogimat Erkinov and Abbosbek Fayzullaev scored.
With this result, Iran, which made the score 20, took the World Cup ticket by guaranteeing to finish the group in the first 2 weeks before the end.
Iran will compete in the World Cup for the 7th time, including 4 consecutively.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico, will be held on 11 June-19 July 2026 with the participation of 48 teams for the first time in history.
Hosts will participate in the US, Canada and Mexico directly in the World Cup.
In addition to Iran, Japan and New Zealand have been other teams that have guaranteed to take part in the tournament so far.