Iran qualified for entry into the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Iran was one of four other teams from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) that qualified for tournament spots. The other three teams are:
Iran did not qualify for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
Rahman Ahmadi played for Iran in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Khosro Heydari played for Iran in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Ehsan Hajsafi played for Iran in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Jalal Hosseini played for Iran in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Javad Nekounam played for Iran in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Masoud Shojaei played for Iran in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Reza Haghighi played for Iran in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Alireza Jahanbakhsh played for Iran in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Karim Ansarifard played for Iran in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Ghasem Haddadifar played for Iran in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Alireza Haghighi played for Iran in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.