Soccer Nostalgia: Compendium to The Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast-Part 85-Matches of Iran National team during the 1978 World Cup.

Iran National Team matches during the 1978 World Cup

June 3, 1978, FIFA World Cup, Mendoza, Argentina, Holland 3-Iran 0 (Rob Rensenbrink 40 pen, 62, 79 pen)

June 7, 1978, FIFA World Cup, Cordoba, Argentina, Scotland 1-Iran 1 (Own Goal (Andaranik Eskandarian) 43 / Iraj Danaifar 60)

June 11, 1978, FIFA World Cup, Cordoba, Argentina, Peru 4-Iran 1 (José Velásquez 2, Teófilo Cubillas 36 pen, 39 pen, 79 / Hassan Rowshan 41)

Iran’s 1978 World Cup Finals squad:

1- Nasser Hejazi (Shahbaz) (goalkeeper)

2- Iraj Danaifard (Taj)

3- Behtash Fariba (Pas)

4- Majid Bishkar (Rastakhiz)

5- Javad Allahvardi (Persepolis)

6- Hassan Nayebagha (Homa)

7- Ali Parvin (Persepolis)

8- Ibrahim Ghassempour (Shahbaz)

9- Muhammad Sadeghi (Pas)

10- Hassan Rowshan (Taj)

11- Ali Reza Ghesghayan (Bargh)

12- Bahram Movadat (Sepahan) (goalkeeper)

13- Hamid-Majid Tajmuri (Shahbaz)

14-Hassan Nazari (Taj)

15- Andaranik Eskandarian (Taj)

16- Nasir Nurai (Homa)

17- Ghaffour Djahani (Malavan Bandar Anzali)

18- Hossain Faraki (Pas)

19- Ali Shojaei (Zob Ahan)

20- Nasrollah Abdollahi (Shahbaz)

21- Hossain Kazerani (Pas)

22- Mohammed Reza Karbandi (Zob Ahan) (goalkeeper)

Coach: Hesmat Mohadjerani

Team Captain: Ali Parvin

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Note :

1-The Preliminary 40 player list included the following:

Goalkeepers: Nader Faryadshiran (Bargh), Mansoor Rashidi (Rastakhiz), Khaksar Tehrani (Taj)

Outfiled players: Mohammad Panjali (Perspolis), Mahmoud Haghighian (Shahbaz), Mahmoud Ebrahimzadeh (Zob Ahan), Reza Adelkhani (Shahbaz), Hossein Fadakar (Dara’i), Hamid Alidoosti (Dara’i), Moslem Khani (Dara’i), Mohsen Youssefi (Dara’i), Abdulrazagh Khadempeer (Rastakhiz), Mohammad Drazi (Malavan), Kazem Saidkhani (Mashinsazi), Parviz Mazloomi (Taj), Mehdi Dinvarzadeh (Shahbaz), Hamid Majdtaymoori (Shahbaz), Kamal Khalilian (Pas), Parviz Ghelichkhani (San Jose Earthquakes / USA)

Photo From: World Cup 78, by Phil Soar

(Iran squad)

Photo From: World Cup 78, by Phil Soar

(Iran squad)

Photo From: Mondial, old series, Issue 16, April-May 1978

(Iran squad)

Date: June 3, 1978

Competition: FIFA World Cup-Group D

Result: Holland 3-Iran 0

Venue: Mendoza - Estadio General San Martin, Argentina

Attendance: 42,000

Referee: Alfonso González Archundia (Mexico)

Linesmen: Robert Wurtz (France), Miguel Comesaña (Argentina)

Kick-off time: 16:45

Goalscorers:

(Holland): Rob Rensenbrink 40 pen, 62, 79 pen

(Iran): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (40^th minute, Holland): Nasrullah Abdollahi fouled René van de Kerkhof in the box. Rensenbrink scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

2:0 (62^nd minute, Holland): René van de Kerkhof’s cross from the right side was headed in by Rensenbrink.

3:0 (79^th minute, Holland): Rep was fouled in the box. Rensenbrink scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

Lineups:

Holland:

8-Jan Jongbloed (Roda JC (Juliana Combinatie) Kerkrade)

5-Rudolf Jozef ‘Ruud’ Krol (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

6-Wilhelmus Marinus Antonius ‘Wim’ Jansen (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam)

9-Arend ‘Arie’ Haan (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois / Belgium)

10- Reinier Lambertus ‘René’ van de Kerkhof (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven) (18- Dirk Jacobus Willem ‘Dick’ Nanninga (Roda JC (Juliana Combinatie) Kerkrade) 70)

11-Wilhelmus Antonius ‘Willy’ van de Kerkhof (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

12- Pieter Robert ‘Rob’ Resenbrink (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois / Belgium)

13- Johannes Jacobus ‘Johan’ Neeskens (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)

16-Nicolaas ‘Johnny’ Rep (Sporting Etoile Club de Bastia / France)

17-Wilhelmus Gerardus ‘Wim’ Rijsbergen (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam)

20- Willem Lourens Johannes ‘Wim’ Suurbier (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / West Germany)

Coach: Ernst Happel (Austria)

Other Substitutes:

14- Janus ‘Johan’ Boskamp (Racing White Daring Molenbeek / Belgium)

4- Adrianus Ambrosius ‘Adri’ van Kraay (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

2-Jan Poortvliet (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

1- Pieter ‘Piet’ Schrijvers (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Team Captain: Rudolf Jozef ‘Ruud’ Krol

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Iran:

1- Nasser Hejazi (Shahbaz)

14-Hassan Nazari (Taj)

15- Andaranik Eskandarian (Taj)

21- Hossain Kazerani (Pas)

6- Hassan Nayebagha (Homa)

7- Ali Parvin (Persepolis)

8- Ibrahim Ghassempour (Shahbaz)

9- Muhammad Sadeghi (Pas)

17- Ghaffour Djahani (Malavan Bandar Anzali)

18- Hossain Faraki (Pas) (10- Hassan Rowshan (Taj) 51)

20- Nasrollah Abdollahi (Shahbaz)

Coach: Hesmat Mohadjerani

Booked: Andaranik Eskandarian 79

Team Captain: Ali Parvin

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