How many duels Iran win, and who wins most.
Updated 29 September 2026, after the last game
Iran win 55.3 duels per game in 2026, the most of the 10 national teams on their 2026 record and above the average of 43.4, across four games, ahead of China PR, the next highest with 47.3.
Mehdi Taremi has won the most duels for Iran in 2026, 31 in eight appearances, 3.88 a game, ahead of Saeed Ezatolahi with 26 and Shoja Khalilzadeh with 22, across all competitions.
Iran win more duels away from home, 34.2 a game in their last 10 away games against 24.1 in their last 10 at home.
Iran won 71 duels away at Egypt on 27 June, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 24.6 across their nine games, and their fewest was none away at Uzbekistan on 24 September.
| Player | Apps | Duels Won | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehdi Taremi | 9 | 31 | 3.44 | 4 |
| Saeed Ezatolahi | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 4 |
| Shoja Khalilzadeh | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 4 |
| Ramin Rezaeian | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 4 |
| Shahriar Moghanlou | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 3 |
| Milad Mohammadi | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 3 |
| Ali Nemati | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 4 |
| Mohammad Mohebi | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 3 |
| Saman Ghoddos | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 3 |
| Saleh Hardani | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 3 |
| Mohammad Ghorbani | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 2 |
| Shahab Zahedi | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 |
| Arya Yousefi | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 2 |
| Alireza Beiranvand | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 3 |
| Aref Haji Eydi | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 1 |
| Mehdi Ghayedi | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Hossein Kanaani | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 2 |
| Ehsan Hajsafi | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 2 |
| Mehdi Torabi | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Mohammadmehdi Mohebi | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Ali Alipour | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 |
| Dennis Eckert Ayensa | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Amirhossein Mahmoudi | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Omid Noorafkan | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Mehdi Hashemnejad | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mohammadjavad Hosseinnejad | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kasra Taheri | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Danial Esmaeilifar | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Majid Hosseini | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alireza Koushki | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mehdi Limouchi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Sardar Azmoun | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ali Gholizadeh | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Amirmohammad Razzaghinia | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Seyed Hossein Hosseini | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Payam Niazmand | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| S. Fallah | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Iran | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Russia (A) | Friendly International | 2-0 | 52 | 44 | 96 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Uzbekistan (A) | Friendly International | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Egypt (A) | World Cup | 1-1 | 71 | 62 | 133 |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Belgium (A) | World Cup | 0-0 | 45 | 50 | 95 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | New Zealand (H) | World Cup | 2-2 | 53 | 46 | 99 |
| 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 duels won | Over 45.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Iran duels won | Over 50.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Iran duels won | Over 55.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Iran duels won | Over 60.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Iran duels won | Over 65.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent duels won | Over 45.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent duels won | Over 50.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent duels won | Over 55.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent duels won | Over 60.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent duels won | Over 65.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total duels won | Over 80.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total duels won | Over 90.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total duels won | Over 100.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total duels won | Over 110.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total duels won | Over 120.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |