OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 0
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IRAN<br />
Islamic Republic of Iran<br />
Population: 77 million<br />
Main language: Persian<br />
Life expectancy: 74 years<br />
GDP per person: $12300<br />
Capital city: Tehran<br />
<strong>2014</strong> <strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> COUNTRY PR<strong>OF</strong>ILES<br />
Association founded: 1920<br />
No. footballers / registered: 1,806,544 / 449,644<br />
<strong>FIFA</strong> ranking (Jun-14): 43<br />
Highest <strong>FIFA</strong> ranking: 15 (Jul-05+)<br />
Continental titles: 3 times Asian Cup winners<br />
(1968, 1972, 1976)<br />
<strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> RECORD<br />
Participations: 4 (1978, 1998, 2006, <strong>2014</strong>)<br />
Best placing: Group stage<br />
Biggest win: 2-1 v United States (1998)<br />
Biggest loss: 0-3 v Netherlands (1978)<br />
Qualified for <strong>2014</strong> edition as: AFC Group A winners<br />
Australia's record against Iran (men's)<br />
Team P W D L<br />
Senior 7 2 2 3<br />
Under-23 4 2 2 0<br />
Under-20 3 2 0 1<br />
Under-17 1 0 0 1<br />
Group F<br />
DEMOGRAPHIC PR<strong>OF</strong>ILE<br />
Australian residents born in Iran<br />
Population count (2011 census): 34500<br />
0.7 per cent of overseas-born population<br />
Age range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+<br />
per cent distribution 6.9 11.0 73.9 8.2<br />
Median age: 36.1 years<br />
Sex ratio: 115.3 males per 100 females<br />
Arrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000<br />
per cent distribution 2.1 47.2 50.7<br />
Australian citizenship rate: 64.5 per cent<br />
Main localities of residence: Castle Hill (NSW),<br />
Hornsby (NSW), Ryde (NSW)<br />
FORM <strong>GUIDE</strong><br />
18-06-13 Korea Republic W 1-0 Ulsan<br />
15-10-13 Thailand W 2-1 Tehran<br />
15-11-13 Thailand W 3-0 Bangkok<br />
19-11-13 Lebanon W 4-1 Beirut<br />
03-03-14 Kuwait W 3-2 Karaj<br />
05-03-14 Guinea L 1-2 Tehran<br />
18-05-14 Belarus D 0-0 Kapfenberg<br />
26-05-14 Montenegro D 0-0 Hartberg<br />
30-05-14 Angola D 1-1 Hartberg<br />
08-06-14 Trinidad/Tobago W 2-0 Sao Paulo<br />
No. of matches played 12-06-13 to 12-06-14: 10<br />
<strong>2014</strong> <strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> SQUAD – IRAN<br />
# Player Pos Birthdate / Age Height Caps (gls) Club, country<br />
1 Rahman AHMADI GK 30-07-80 / 33 182cm 11 (0) Sepahan, Iran<br />
2 Khosro HEYDARI FW 14-09-83 / 30 175cm 47 (0) Esteghlal Tehran, Iran<br />
3 Ehsan HAJI SAFI MF 25-02-90 / 24 177cm 58 (2) Sepahan, Iran<br />
4 Jalal HOSSEINI DF 03-02-82 / 32 185cm 83 (6) Perspolis, Iran<br />
5 Amirhossein SADEGHI DF 06-09-81 / 32 185cm 14 (1) Esteghlal Tehran, Iran<br />
6 Javad NEKOUNAM MF 07-09-80 / 33 188cm 137 (37) Kuwait, Kuwait<br />
7 Masoud SHOJAEI FW 09-06-84 / 30 185cm 49 (5) Las Palmas, Spain<br />
8 Reza HAGHIGHI MF 01-02-89 / 25 190cm 7 (0) Perspolis, Iran<br />
9 Alireza JAHAN BAKHSH FW 11-08-93 / 20 181cm 5 (1) Nijmegen, Netherlands<br />
10 Karim ANSARI FARD FW 03-04-90 / 24 185cm 40 (9) Tractor Sazi Tabriz, Iran<br />
11 Ghasem HADADIFAR MF 12-07-83 / 30 178cm 16 (0) Zob Ahan Isfahan, Iran<br />
12 Alireza HAGHIGHI GK 02-05-88 / 26 193cm 4 (0) Sporting Covilha, Portugal<br />
13 Hossein MAHINI DF 16-09-86 / 27 182cm 21 (0) Perspolis, Iran<br />
14 Andranik TIMOTIAN MF 06-03-83 / 31 178cm 77 (8) Esteghlal Tehran, Iran<br />
15 Pejman MONTAZERI DF 06-09-83 / 30 186cm 20 (1) Umm Salal, Qatar<br />
16 Reza GHOOCHANNEJAD FW 20-09-87 / 26 181cm 13 (9) Charlton Athletic, England<br />
17 Ahmad ALNAMEH DF 20-10-82 / 31 189cm 9 (1) Naft Tehran, Iran<br />
18 Bakhtiar RAHMANI MF 23-09-91 / 22 179cm 3 (0) Foolad Khuzestan, Iran<br />
19 Hashem BEIKZADEH MF 22-01-84 / 30 180cm 17 (1) Esteghlal Tehran, Iran<br />
20 Steven BEITASHOUR DF 01-02-87 / 27 178cm 6 (0) Vancouver Whitecaps, Canada<br />
21 Ashkan DEJAGAH FW 05-07-86 / 27 182cm 13 (4) Fulham, England<br />
22 Daniel DAVARI GK 06-01-88 / 26 193cm 4 (0) Eintracht Braunschweig, Germany<br />
23 Mehrdad POOLADI DF 26-02-87 / 27 180cm 19 (0) Perspolis, Iran<br />
COACH: Carlos Queiroz (Portugal) age 61 years<br />
Coach of Iran since 2011<br />
Previous <strong>FIFA</strong> World Cup experience (as coach): 2010 (Portugal)<br />
Age as at 12-Jun-14, Caps (gls) as at 5-Jun-14<br />
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