Iran players line up for the national anthem prior to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group B match between England and IR Iran at Khalifa International Stadium on November 21, 2022 in Doha, Qatar.

Iran ’s most prolific striker would usually be one of the first players picked for the national team. The 27-year-old has scored 41 goals in just 65 games for Team Melli, as they are known in Iran.

As Iran's national anthem played at Khalifa International Stadium, television cameras showed the starting players standing stoically, but not singing. Iran lost the match to England, 6-2.

Players on the Iranian national soccer team kept a defiant silence as their national anthem played ahead of their World Cup opener against England in Qatar on Monday.

TEHRAN – Iran national football team will play a friendly match with Cabo Verde in early September. Team Melli will play Bulgaria at the Hristo Botev Stadium in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, slated for Sept. 7 ...

Iranian soccer players remained silent during the Iran national anthem during the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar amid Mahsa Amini protests.

Iran’s national football team, known affectionately as Team Melli, kicked off its World Cup on Monday in dispiriting fashion.

In January, more than 2,000 female spectators at the Azadi Stadium watched Iran's national football team defeat Iraq, qualifying for Iran's third World Cup in a row.

Iran decline to sing their national anthem before their World Cup match with England in apparent expression of support of anti-government protests in their homeland.

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran national football team will play Qatar and North Korea in June in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round.

Iran’s players sang the national anthem ahead of their crucial World Cup match against the USA following reports of political pressure in their home country. Iran stayed silent while the anthem ...

D uring the opening match against England at the FIFA World Cup on Monday, Iran’s national men’s soccer team chose not to sing their national anthem in an apparent show of support for the ...