How many shots Iran block, and who blocks most.
Updated 29 September 2026, after the last game
Shoja Khalilzadeh has blocked the most shots for Iran in 2026, five in seven appearances, 0.71 a game, ahead of Hossein Kanaani with two and Saleh Hardani with two, across all competitions.
Iran block more shots away from home, 2.7 a game in their last 10 away games against 1.5 in their last 10 at home.
Iran blocked six shots away at Egypt on 27 June, their joint most in a game in 2026, against an average of 1.7 across their nine games, and their fewest was none away at Uzbekistan on 24 September.
| Player | Apps | Blocked Shots | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoja Khalilzadeh | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 2 |
| Hossein Kanaani | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 1 |
| Saleh Hardani | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 2 |
| Saeed Ezatolahi | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 1 |
| Ali Nemati | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 2 |
| Mohammad Ghorbani | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Arya Yousefi | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 |
| Mehdi Ghayedi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Danial Esmaeilifar | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mehdi Hashemnejad | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mohammadjavad Hosseinnejad | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kasra Taheri | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Majid Hosseini | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mehdi Torabi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Shahab Zahedi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alireza Koushki | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Aref Haji Eydi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mehdi Limouchi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Sardar Azmoun | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ali Alipour | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ali Gholizadeh | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mohammadmehdi Mohebi | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Seyed Hossein Hosseini | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Payam Niazmand | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Amirmohammad Razzaghinia | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckert Ayensa | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| S. Fallah | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Amirhossein Mahmoudi | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Shahriar Moghanlou | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Omid Noorafkan | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Saman Ghoddos | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Milad Mohammadi | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alireza Beiranvand | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mohammad Mohebi | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ramin Rezaeian | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ehsan Hajsafi | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mehdi Taremi | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Iran | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Russia (A) | Friendly International | 2-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Uzbekistan (A) | Friendly International | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Egypt (A) | World Cup | 1-1 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Belgium (A) | World Cup | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | New Zealand (H) | World Cup | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Mali (H) | Friendly International | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 May 2026 | Gambia (H) | Friendly International | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Costa Rica (H) | Friendly International | 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Nigeria (H) | Friendly International | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Uzbekistan (A) | Friendly International | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran blocked shots | Over 0.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Iran blocked shots | Over 1.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Iran blocked shots | Over 2.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Iran blocked shots | Over 3.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Iran blocked shots | Over 4.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Opponent blocked shots | Over 0.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent blocked shots | Over 1.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Opponent blocked shots | Over 2.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Opponent blocked shots | Over 3.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Opponent blocked shots | Over 4.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total blocked shots | Over 0.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total blocked shots | Over 1.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total blocked shots | Over 2.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total blocked shots | Over 3.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total blocked shots | Over 4.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |