Campaign
| Date | Stage | Opponent | Result | Venue | Spectators |
| 02-06-97 | World Cup Qual. | Maldives | 17-0 | Damascus | 10,000 |
| 04-06-97 | World Cup Qual. | Kyrgyzstan | 7-0 | Damascus | 25,000 |
| 06-06-97 | World Cup Qual. | Syria | 1-0 | Damascus | 33,000 |
| 09-06-97 | World Cup Qual. | Kyrgyzstan | 3-1 | Azadi | 50,000 |
| 11-06-97 | World Cup Qual. | Maldives | 9-0 | Azadi | 120,000 |
| 13-06-97 | World Cup Qual. | Syria | 2-2 | Azadi | 120,000 |
| 13-09-97 | World Cup Qual. | China | 4-2 | Dalian | 31,000 |
| 21-09-97 | World Cup Qual. | Saudi Arabia | 1-1 | Azadi | 120,000 |
| 26-09-97 | World Cup Qual. | Kuwait | 1-1 | Kuwait City | 25,000 |
| 03-10-97 | World Cup Qual. | Qatar | 3-0 | Azadi | 70,000 |
| 17-10-97 | World Cup Qual. | China | 4-1 | Azadi | 100,000 |
| 24-10-97 | World Cup Qual. | Saudi Arabia | 0-1 | Riyadh | 35,000 |
| 31-10-97 | World Cup Qual. | Kuwait | 0-0 | Azadi | 100,000 |
| 07-11-97 | World Cup Qual. | Qatar | 0-2 | Doha | 20,000 |
| 16-11-97 | World Cup Qual. | Japan | 2-3 | Johor Bahru | 25,000 |
| 22-11-97 | World Cup Qual. | Australia | 1-1 | Azadi | 128,000 |
| 28-11-97 | World Cup Qual. | Australia | 2-2 | Melbourne | 90,000 |
| 14-06-98 | WC | Yugoslavia | 0-1 | Saint-Etienne | 30,392 |
| 21-06-98 | WC | USA | 2-1 | Lyon | 44,000 |
| 26-06-98 | WC | Germany | 0-2 | Montpellier | 33,500 |
| Biggest win | vs. Maldives 17-0 (WC Record) |
| Worst loss | vs. Japan 3-2 |
| Most games Played 1 | Mehdi Mahdavi-Kia (20) |
| Most games Played 2 | Ali Daei (20) |
| Most games Played 3 | Hamid Estili (20) |
| Highest aggregate Scorer | Karim Bagheri 20 goals |
| Highest scorer in a game | Karim Bagheri 7 goals vs Maldives |
| Total goals scored | 59 (Best in WC 98) |
| Goal Average per game | 2.95 goals |
| Goals conceded | 21 |
| Goal Average against per game | 1.05 goals |
| Number of games | 20 |
| Total number of players used | 32 |
| Games in Finals | 3 |
| No of head coaches used | 4 |
| Total spectators | 1,227, 892 |
| Average spectator per game | 61,394 per game |
| Total games won | 9 |
| Total games drawn | 6 |
| Total games lost | 5 |
| Total Yellow cards | 23 |
| Total red cards | 2 |
| Most yellow cards | Khakpour 5 times |
| Expulsion 1 | OSTADASADI vs Saudi Arabia |
| Expulsion 2 | BAGHERI vs Qatar |
| Total no of substitutions | 47 |
| Most Playing time | Mehdi Mahdavi-Kia 1,828 minutes |
| Least Playing Time | Sohrab Bakhtiyari 4 minutes |
| Seq No | Player (Club) | Games | Goals | ||
| 1 |
ABEDZADEH Ahmed Reza
|
(Perspolis) |
|
18 | |
| 2 | AZIZI Khodadad | Cologne |
|
19 | 8 |
| BAGHERI Karim | Arminia Bielefeld |
|
17 | 20 | |
| BAKHTIYARIZADEH | (Esteghlal) |
|
1 | ||
| DAEI Ali | Arminia Bielefeld |
|
20 | 8 | |
| DEENMOHAMADI Sirous | (Shahrdari Tabrizl) |
|
1 | ||
| ESTILI Hameed | (Bahman) |
|
20 | 4 | |
| GAROUSI Mohsin | (Pas) |
|
5 | ||
| GOLMOHAMADI Yahya |
|
7 | |||
| HAYDARI Hashim | (Pas) |
|
1 | ||
| HELALI Ismael |
|
1 | |||
| KHAKPOUR Mohamad | (Perspolis) |
|
18 | ||
| MAHDAVI-KIA Mehdi | (Perspolis) |
|
20 | 5 | |
| MAJIDI Farhad | (Esteghlal) |
|
8 | 2 | |
| MANSOURIAN Ali Reza | (Esteghlal) |
|
18 | 4 | |
|
MINAVAND Mehrdad
|
(Perspolis) |
|
15 | 2 | |
| MODIR ROSTA Ali Asghar | (Bahman) |
|
6 | 2 | |
| MOHAMEDKHANI Nader | (Sepahan) |
|
|||
| MOUSAVI Sayed Ali | (Esteghlal) |
|
2 | 1 | |
|
NAKISA Nima
|
(Perspolis) |
|
3 | ||
| NAMJOO-MUTLAQ Majeed | (Esteghlal) |
|
1 | ||
| OSTADASADI Ali Akbar | (Zob Ahan) |
|
12 | ||
| PASHAZADEH Mehdi | (Esteghlal) |
|
6 | ||
| PETROSSIAN Samson | 1 | ||||
| PEYROVANI Afshin | (Perspolis) |
|
17 | ||
| SAADAVI Naim | (Perspolis) |
|
2 | ||
|
SHAHROUDI Reza
|
(Perspolis) |
|
16 | 3 | |
| SHOUKRI Javeed | 1 | ||||
| TABATABAEI Sayed Hadi | (Esteghlal) |
|
1 | ||
| TAHAMI Ibrahim |
|
2 | |||
| YAZDANI Dariush | (Esteghlal) |
|
5 | ||
| ZARINCHEH Javad | (Esteghlal) |
|
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Statistics
Top five players
|
Mehdi MAHDAVI-KIA |
20 games |
|
Ali DAEI |
20 games |
|
Hamid ESTILI |
20 games |
|
Ahmed ABEDZADEH |
18 games |
|
Mohammed KHAKPOUR |
18 games |
|
Karim BAGHERI |
20 goals |
|
Ali DAEI |
8 goals |
|
Khodadad AZIZI |
8 goals |
|
Mehdi MAHDAVI-KIA |
5 goals |
|
Hamid ESTILI |
4 goals |
|
Ali Reza MANSOURIAN |
4 goals |
|
Mehdi MAHDAVI-KIA |
1828 minutes |
|
Ali DAEI |
1751 minutes |
|
Hamid ESTILI |
1729 minutes |
|
Ahmed ABEDZADEH |
1618 minutes |
|
Mohammed KHAKPOUR |
1603 minutes |
|
Sohrab BAKHTIYARI |
4 minutes |
|
Esmael HELALI |
9 minutes |
|
Sayed Ali MOUSAVI |
14 minutes |
|
Hashim HAYDARI . |
19 minutes |
|
Sirous DEENMOHAMADI |
20 minutes |
|
Ali Reza MANSOURIAN |
11 matches |
|
Mehrdad MINAVAND |
11 matchess |
|
Farhad MAJIDI |
9 matches |
|
Khodadad AZIZI |
7 matches |
|
Ali Asghar MODIR ROSTA |
6 matches |
|
Mohammed KHAKPOUR |
5 cards |
|
Khodadad AZIZI |
3 cards |
|
Reza SHAHROUDI |
2 cards |
|
GHOLMOHAMMADI |
2 cards |
