Head to head · Men's national teams
IR Iran v Russia
IR Iran and Russia have met 7 times since 1978: Russia lead 4–1.
1IR Iran win
2draws
4Russia wins
Goals: IR Iran 4, Russia 9 · 7 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Wednesday, 6 September 1978: IR Iran 0–1 Soviet Union in Tehran.
- The most recent was on Tuesday, 29 September 2026: Russia 2–0 IR Iran (Friendly).
- IR Iran's biggest win: IR Iran 1–0 Russia, 2011.
- Russia's biggest win: IR Iran 0–2 Soviet Union, 1985.
- 1 of the 7 meetings were competitive matches and 6 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 29 Sept | Russia 2–0 IR Iran Friendly · Kazan, Russia |
Russia |
| 2025 | ||
| 10 Oct | Russia 2–1 IR Iran Friendly · Volgograd, Russia |
Russia |
| 2023 | ||
| 23 Mar | IR Iran 1–1 Russia Friendly · Tehran, Iran |
Draw |
| 2017 | ||
| 10 Oct | Russia 1–1 IR Iran Friendly · Kazan, Russia |
Draw |
| 2011 | ||
| 9 Feb | IR Iran 1–0 Russia Friendly · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (neutral) |
IR Iran |
| 1985 | ||
| 28 Jan | IR Iran 0–2 Soviet Union Nehru Cup · Ernakulam, India (neutral) |
Russia |
| 1978 | ||
| 6 Sept | IR Iran 0–1 Soviet Union Friendly · Tehran, Iran |
Russia |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.