Match Summary

Iran defeated Syria 80:68. The match was played in World Cup 2023.

Iran vs Syria Head to Head Results

Iran and Syria have met 7 times — Iran won 6, Syria won 1, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2017. Iran leads the head-to-head with 6 victories from 7 meetings. A combined 981 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 140.14 per match (572 for the home side, 409 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 7 matches (100%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 7 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Iran are currently unbeaten in the last 3 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 63–87 in 2017.

Iran

Drawn

Syria

Goals: 572Goals: 409

Recent Meetings (7)

10 Aug 2025Syria43 – 82IranAsia Cup

13 Jul 2022Iran80 – 67SyriaAsia Cup

4 Jul 2022Syria56 – 91IranWorld Cup

30 Nov 2020Syria77 – 70IranAsia Cup

20 Feb 2020Iran94 – 48SyriaAsia Cup

25 Aug 2018Syria55 – 68IranAsian Games

11 Aug 2017Syria63 – 87IranAsia Cup

Standings

Iran sit — and Syria are — in the World Cup table heading into this match.

Group A

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Ireland	0	0	0	0:0
2Switzerland	0	0	0	0:0
3Azerbaijan	0	0	0	0:0
4Kosovo	0	0	0	0:0

Group B

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Romania	0	0	0	0:0
2Luxembourg	0	0	0	0:0
3Norway	0	0	0	0:0

Group C

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Albania	0	0	0	0:0
2Austria	0	0	0	0:0
3Armenia	0	0	0	0:0

Ranking of second-placed teams

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Switzerland	0	0	0	0:0
2Austria	0	0	0	0:0
3Luxembourg	0	0	0	0:0

Recent Form

In their last 5 matches, Iran have recorded 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. Syria show 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses from their last 2 outings.

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Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 13 Apr 2026