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IRANIslamic Republic of IranPopulation: 77 millionMain language: PersianLife expectancy: 74 yearsGDP per person: $12300Capital city: Tehran2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESAssociation founded: 1920No. footballers / registered: 1,806,544 / 449,644FIFA ranking (May-14): 37Highest FIFA ranking: 15 (Jul-05+)Continental titles: 3 times Asian Cup winners(1968, 1972, 1976)FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 4 (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014)Best placing: Group stageBiggest win: 2-1 v United States (1998)Biggest loss: 0-3 v Netherlands (1978)Qualified for 2014 edition as: AFC Group A winnersAustralia's record against Iran (men's)Team P W D LSenior 7 2 2 3Under-23 4 2 2 0Under-20 3 2 0 1Under-17 1 0 0 1Group FDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in IranPopulation count (2011 census): 345000.7 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 6.9 11.0 73.9 8.2Median age: 36.1 yearsSex ratio: 115.3 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 2.1 47.2 50.7Australian citizenship rate: 64.5 per centMain localities of residence: Castle Hill (NSW),Hornsby (NSW), Ryde (NSW)FORM GUIDE18/06/13 Korea Republic W 1-0 Ulsan15/10/13 Thailand W 2-1 Tehran15/11/13 Thailand W 3-0 Bangkok19/11/13 Lebanon W 4-1 Beirut03/03/14 Kuwait W 3-2 Karaj05/03/14 Guinea L 1-2 Tehran18/05/14 Belarus D 0-0 Kapfenberg26/05/14 Montenegro - Hartberg30/05/14 Angola - Hartberg08/06/14 Trinidad/Tobago - Sao PauloNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 10PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – IRANPlayer Age Pos ClubRahman Ahmadi 33 GK Sepahan IRNAhmad Alnameh 31 Def Naft Tehran IRNKarim Ansari Fard 24 For Tractor Sazi Tabriz IRNSardar Azmoun 19 For Rubin Kazan RUSHashem Beikzadeh 30 Mid Esteghlal Tehran IRNAli Beiranvand 21 GK Naft Tehran IRNSteven Beltashour 27 Def Vancouver Whitecaps CANDaniel Dayari 26 GK Eint. Braunschweig GERAshkan Dejagah 27 For Fulham ENGReza Ghoochannejad 26 For Charlton Athletic ENGGhasem Hadadifar 30 Mid Zob Ahan Isfahan IRNAlireza Haghighi 26 GK Sporting Covilha PORReza Haghighi 25 Mid Perspolis IRNEhsan Haji Safi 24 Mid Sepahan IRNKhosro Heydari 30 Def Esteghlal Tehran IRNPlayer Age Pos ClubJalal Hosseini 32 Def Perspolis IRNAlireza Jahan Bakhsh 20 For Nijmegen NEDMohammadreza Khalatbari 30 For Perspolis IRNMohammad Khanzadeh 23 Def Zob Ahan Isfahan IRNHossein Mahini 27 Def Perspolis IRNSousha Makani 27 GK Foolad Khuzestan IRNPejman Montazeri 30 Def Umm Salal QATJavad Nekonam 33 Mid Kuwait KUWReza Norozi 31 For Naft Tehran IRNMehrdad Pooladi 27 Def Perspolis IRNBakhtiar Rahmani 22 Mid Foolad Khuzestan IRNAmirhossein Sadeghi 32 Def Esteghlal Tehran IRNMehdi Sharifi 21 For Sepahan IRNMasoud Shojaei 30 For Las Palmas ESPAndranik Timotian 31 Mid Esteghlal Tehran IRNCOACH: Carlos Queiroz (Portugal) age 61 yearsCoach of Iran since 2011Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): 2010 (Portugal)OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 27