Iran national football team results (2000–09)
This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 2000 and 2009.
2000
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31 March 2000 15:30 |
Maldives  |
0–8 |  Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hasheminasab  19'Dinmohammadi 20'Mahdavikia 23'Estili 33'Daei 39', 61', 73'Mousavi 79' |
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2000 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary Round
2000 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary Round
2000 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary Round
2000 WAFF West Asian Championship – Semifinal
2000 WAFF West Asian Championship – Final
2 June 2000 20:30 |
| Iran |
1–0 |  Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Bakhtiarizadeh 37' |
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King Abdullah Stadium, Amman Attendance: 2,000 |
2000 LG Cup – Semifinal
7 June 2000 19:00 |
2000 LG Cup – 3rd Place Match
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1 September 2000 |
Austria  |
5–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Herzog 39' Kocijan 44'Mayrleb 47', 68'Kühbauer 66' |
Report | Majidi 7' |
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2000 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round
2000 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round
2000 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round
2000 AFC Asian Cup – Quarterfinal
23 October 2000 16:45 |
| Iran |
1–2 (a.e.t.) |  South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Bagheri 71' |
Report | Kim Sang-sik 90' Lee Dong-gook  99' |
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round
24 November 2000 14:30 |
| Iran |
19–0 |  Guam |
|---|---|---|
| Majidi 12', 76', 79' Bagheri 13', 24', 34', 49', 67', 77'Karimi 18', 56', 59', 85'Nikbakht 31'Daei 36' (pen.), 53', 72'Bakhtiarizadeh 42', 68' |
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2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round
2001
2001 Civilization Cup – 3rd Place Match
2001 LG Cup – Semifinal
2001 LG Cup – 3rd Place Match
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22 July 2001 17:00 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina  |
2–2 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Seferović 8' Dujmović 11' |
Report | Dinmohammadi 17' Fatemi 90' |
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2001 LG Cup – Semifinal
8 August 2001 19:45 |
| Iran |
5–2 |  Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Golmohammadi 2' Dinmohammadi 19', 35', 85'Daei 38' (pen.) |
Report | Al-Saadi 40' Bashir 61' |
2001 LG Cup – Final
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2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round
28 September 2001 20:30 |
Saudi Arabia  |
2–2 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Waked 20' Al-Yami 59' |
Report | Daei 42' Dinmohammadi 83' |
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Play-off AFC/UEFA
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Play-off AFC/UEFA
2002
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2002 LG Cup – Semifinal
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2002 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary Round
2002 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary Round
2002 WAFF West Asian Championship – Semifinal
5 September 2002 17:00 |
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0–0 (a.e.t.) | Iran |
|---|---|---|
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| Penalties | ||
Abdul-Jabar  Abu Al-Hail Abdul-Jabar Mohammed Kadhim  Akram Abbas |
6–5 | Nekounam Bakhtiarizadeh Navidkia Nosrati Nikbakht Bayatinia Azizzadeh |
2002 WAFF West Asian Championship – 3rd Place Match
7 September 2002 17:00 |
| Syria |
2–2 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Sari 15', 89' |
Report | Kameli 58' Nikbakht 88' |
| Penalties | ||
| Mustafa Ibrahim Jabban |
2–4 | Nekounam Bakhtiarizadeh Navidkia Kazemian |
2002 LG Cup – Final
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2003
2003 Lunar New Year Cup – Final
4 February 2003 |
Uruguay  |
1–1 (a.e.t.) | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Estoyanoff 84' |
Report | Samereh 28' |
| Penalties | ||
| Rodríguez Estoyanoff Lima Silva |
4–2 | Nekounam Akbari Nosrati Mobali |
2003 LG Cup – Semifinal
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2004 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier – Final Round
2004 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier – Final Round
26 September 2003 19:00 |
Jordan  |
3–2 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Salim 40' Shelbaieh 45'Al-Shagran 80' |
Report | Golmohammadi 5' Majidi 59' |
2004 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier – Final Round
2004 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier – Final Round
* The match was abandoned after 61 minutes with Iran leading 1–0 after North Korea walked off the pitch due to firecrackers thrown from the crowd; despite the instructions of the referee, North Korea refused to return to the pitch. The match was awarded 3–0 to Iran.
2004 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier – Final Round
2004 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier – Final Round
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2004
2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round
18 February 2004 19:00 |
| Iran |
3–1 |  Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Nikbakht 8' Mahdavikia 44'Daei 62' (pen.) |
Report | Hamzah 70' (pen.) |
2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round
31 March 2004 17:00 |
Laos  |
0–7 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Daei 9', 17' (pen.) Enayati 32', 36'Khouphachansy 54' (o.g.)Taghipour 68', 83' |
2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round
2004 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary Round
2004 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary Round
21 June 2004 18:15 |
| Iran |
7–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Daei 29' Nikbakht 30'Nosrati 45+3'Borhani 55', 85'Karimi 86'Majidi 89' (pen.) |
Report | Al-Sayed 82' |
2004 WAFF West Asian Championship – Semifinal
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2004 WAFF West Asian Championship – Final
2004 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round
2004 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round
2004 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round
2004 AFC Asian Cup – Quarterfinal
31 July 2004 21:00 |
| South Korea |
3–4 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Seol Ki-hyeon 16' Lee Dong-gook 25'Kim Nam-il 68' |
Report | Karimi 10', 20', 77' Park Jin-seop 51' (o.g.) |
2004 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal
3 August 2004 21:00 |
China PR  |
1–1 (a.e.t.) | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Shao Jiayi 18' |
Report | Alavi 38' |
| Penalties | ||
| Zheng Zhi Zhao Junzhe Li Xiaopeng Sun Xiang Shao Jiayi |
4–3 | Daei Mahdavikia Nekounam Mobali Golmohammadi |
2004 AFC Asian Cup – 3rd Place Match
6 August 2004 20:00 |
| Iran |
4–2 |  Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Nekounam 9' Karimi 52'Daei 80' (pen.), 90' |
Report | Yousef 48' Farhan 57' |
2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round
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2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round
13 October 2004 19:30 |
| Qatar |
2–3 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed 18' Golmohammadi 75' (o.g.) |
Report | Hashemian 9', 89' Borhani 78' |
2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round
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2005
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2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round
2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round
2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round
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2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round
2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round
2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round
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2005 Tehran Cup – 3rd Place Match
2006
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1 March 2006 16:00 |
| Iran |
3–2 |  Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Karimi 10' Daei 16'Hashemian 34' |
Report | Hernández 44' Fonseca 60' |
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31 May 2006 18:00 |
| Iran |
5–2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|---|---|---|
| Madanchi 25' Rezaei 45'Hashemian 45+1'Enayati 88'Khatibi 90' |
Report | Misimović 5' Barbarez 17' |
2006 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round
2006 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round
2006 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round
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2006 LG Cup
2006 LG Cup
2007
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2007 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary Round
* FIFA recognized this match as a full international despite of fact that the Iranian side was Iran B.
2007 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary Round
* FIFA recognized this match as a full international despite of fact that the Iranian side was Iran B.
2007 WAFF West Asian Championship – Semifinal
* FIFA recognized this match as a full international despite of fact that the Iranian side was Iran B.
2007 WAFF West Asian Championship – Final
* FIFA recognized this match as a full international despite of fact that the Iranian side was Iran B.
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2 July 2007 19:00 |
| Iran |
8–1 |  Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Nekounam 1', 18' Madanchi 3', 49'Hashemian 38'Khatibi 82', 89'Enayati 90+4' |
Report | Taylor 84' |
2007 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round
2007 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round
2007 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round
2007 AFC Asian Cup – Quarterfinal
22 July 2007 18:20 |
| Iran |
0–0 (a.e.t.) | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
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| Zandi Mahdavikia Enayati Khatibi |
2–4 | Lee Chun-soo Kim Sang-sik Kim Do-heon Cho Jae-jin Kim Jung-woo |
2008
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2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round
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2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round
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25 May 2008 17:00 |
| Iran |
3–2 |  Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Nekounam 13' (pen.) Rezaei 35'Aghili 88' (pen.) |
Report | Mulenga 60' Kola 62' |
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round
2008 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary Round
2008 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary Round
11 August 2008 20:30 |
| Iran |
6–1 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Meydavoudi 10', 90' Alenemeh 33'Aghili 49' (pen.)Hajsafi 61'Rafkhaei 80' |
Report | Abdullah 52' |
2008 WAFF West Asian Championship – Semifinal
2008 WAFF West Asian Championship – Final
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2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Fourth Round
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Fourth Round
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2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Fourth Round
2008 Oman International Cup – Semifinal
2008 Oman International Cup – 3rd Place Match
2009
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14 January 2009 15:00 |
| Iran |
6–0 |  Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Gholamnejad 43' Bagheri 52'Rezaei 55'Zare 79'Nouri 82', 83' |
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2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Fourth Round
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2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Fourth Round
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2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Fourth Round
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Fourth Round
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Fourth Round
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5 July 2009 |
Botswana  |
1–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Mokgathi 30' |
Report | Shirvand 3' |
University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone Attendance: 3,000 |
* FIFA recognized this match as a full international despite of fact that the Iranian side was Iran U-23.
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12 August 2009 20:45 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2–3 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Džeko 52', 65' |
Report | Shojaei 79' Borhani 86'Teymourian 90+3' |
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31 August 2009 22:00 |
| Bahrain |
4–2 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulrahman 12' Abdullatif 30'Isa 54'Adnan 90+10' (pen.) |
Report | Zandi 37', 84' (pen.) |
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Statistics
Results by year
| Year | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 63 | 19 | +44 |
| 2001 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 20 | +15 |
| 2002 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 |
| 2003 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 12 | +10 |
| 2004 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 17 | +37 |
| 2005 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | +10 |
| 2006 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 14 | +13 |
| 2007 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 11 | +13 |
| 2008 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 11 | +20 |
| 2009 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 21 | +6 |
| Total | 166 | 92 | 44 | 30 | 313 | 141 | +172 |
Managers
| Name | First match | Last match | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansour Pourheidari | 9 January 2000 | 4 February 2000 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 |
| Jalal Talebi | 22 March 2000 | 23 October 2000 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 15 | +24 |
 Ademar Braga | 24 November 2000 | 19 January 2001 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | +25 |
 Miroslav Blažević | 24 April 2001 | 15 November 2001 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 20 | +11 |
| Branko Ivanković | 6 February 2002 | 19 September 2002 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 |
| Homayoun Shahrokhi | 4 February 2003 | 26 September 2003 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Branko Ivanković | 12 October 2003 | 21 June 2006 | 42 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 101 | 40 | +61 |
| Amir Ghalenoei | 8 August 2006 | 22 July 2007 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 12 | +18 |
| Parviz Mazloumi * | 16 June 2007 | 24 June 2007 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Mansour Ebrahimzadeh | 10 January 2008 | 6 February 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ali Daei | 20 March 2008 | 28 March 2009 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 15 | +28 |
 Erich Rutemöller | 1 April 2009 | 1 April 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Afshin Ghotbi | 1 June 2009 | 30 December 2009 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | –1 |
| Gholam Hossein Peyrovani ** | 5 July 2009 | 5 July 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 166 | 92 | 44 | 30 | 313 | 141 | +172 | ||
* Coached Iran B team in 2007 WAFF Championship.
** Coached Iran U-23 team in Botswana friendly match.
Opponents
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Angola | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | –4 |
 Azerbaijan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
 Belarus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 |
| Botswana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| China PR | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 |
 Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
 Egypt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| Guam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 |
 Iceland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
 Iraq | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 |
 Ireland, Republic of | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
 Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Jordan | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 8 | +5 |
 Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
 Kenya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
 Korea, North | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 |
| Korea, South | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | –1 |
 Kuwait | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 |
| Laos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 |
 Lebanon | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 |
 Libya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
 Macedonia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
 Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Maldives | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 |
 Mali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
 Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | –7 |
 New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Oman | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
 Palestine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
 Panama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
 Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| Qatar | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
 Senegal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
 Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Syria | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 6 | +18 |
 Tajikistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
 Thailand | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
 Togo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
 Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
 United Arab Emirates | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 |
 United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Uzbekistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
 Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Total | 166 | 92 | 44 | 30 | 313 | 141 | +172 |