据ESPN网站报道，6月17日凌晨，伊朗将与尼日利亚在库亚巴的洼地球场展开首场对决。然而，除了对效力富勒姆的德贾加（Ashkan Dejagah）及队长内科南（Javad Nekounam）略知一二以外，普通球迷也许对这支球队了解得并不多。下面有关伊朗队的13件事可能会让你感兴趣。

1. Football was introduced toIranby English petroleum workers in the 19th century. The game's popularity started in the southern region of Khuzestan and then quickly spread throughout the country.Iranplayed their first match ever in the thick of World War II, against the Afghan National Team in 1941 inAfghanistan, and their first official FIFA match nine years later inTurkey.

1、足球这项运动是英国石油工人在19世纪带到伊朗的。起初，这一赛事盛行于伊朗南部的胡泽斯坦省，之后迅速在全国流行开来。1941年正值二战期间，伊朗在阿富汗和阿富汗国家队进行了首场比赛。九年之后，伊朗在土耳其第一次参加国际足联举办的比赛。

2. Many of the most technical players in Iranian football history, such as Gholam Hossein Mazloomi, Abdolreza Barzegari and current star Masoud Soleimani Shojaei, have come fromAbadanand other southern cities. A large number of fans in Khuzestan admire the individual flair of Brazilian football, and when the Abadan-based Sanat Naft FC was founded in 1972, the founders chose the Brazilian yellow, green and blue as their colors. To this day, Khuzestan is referred to as the "Brazil of Iran" by many Iranian soccer fans.

2、在伊朗的足球发展史上，许多技术型球员都来自阿巴丹（Abadan）等南部城市，诸如马兹鲁米（Gholam Hossein Mazloomi）、巴兹贾里（Abdolreza Barzegari）以及新星索贾伊（Masoud Soleimani Shojaei）。很多胡泽斯坦省的球迷都很仰慕巴西球员的个人天赋。于是，1972年，创立于阿巴丹市的纳夫特足球俱乐部干脆采用了巴西黄、绿、蓝三色作为自己的象征色。直到现在，胡泽斯坦省都被国内众多球迷称为“伊朗的巴西城”。

3. Team Melli is a truly multiethnic, cultural and lingual team. In total, the members of the coaching staff and team were born on five different continents, hold more than five different passports, share more than 10 different mother tongues and come from various religious backgrounds.

3、伊朗队是一支真正意义上的多民族、多文化、多语种的球队。据统计，教练组成员和球员们来自五大洲，持有超过五种护照，所说母语超过十多种，并有着不同的宗教背景。

4. Team Melli's most frequent opponent are neighboursKuwait. The two sides have met 28 times, andIranboasts a 12-7 edge over the fellow West Asians.

4、与伊朗队交战最频繁的对手是科威特队。双方共交手28次，伊朗以12胜7负的战绩领先于西亚人。

5. The faded shadow thing you see on the left side of theIranshirt is not sweat; it is the figure of the native Asiatic Cheetah that is facing extinction. The symbol was placed there to raise awareness about the beautiful cat's fate. See it here.

5、在伊朗队球衣下方的左侧，有一大片看似汗渍的阴影。其实，这是伊朗特有的亚洲猎豹的头像，现在正濒临绝种。这一设计也是为了提醒人们，大家需要多关注这种迷人的猫科动物的命运。请看下图（图片来自网络）：

6.Iran's best win was a 19-0 win over Guam; their worst defeat was a 6-1 loss toTurkey. Both matches were friendlies.

6、伊朗队的最佳战绩是以19比0击溃美国关岛队；最差战绩则是以1比6负于土耳其。两场比赛都是友谊赛。

7.Iran's most favorable goal difference is a +49 in 15 matches againstPakistan, and the worst is -11 in nine encounters withTurkey.

7、在与巴基斯坦的15场比赛中，伊朗队获得了49个净胜球的最高记录；而在与土耳其的九次遭遇中，净胜球数则达到了最少的负11个。

8.Iranand Bosnia-Herzegovina have met five times since 2001, andIranhold a 4-0 edge on the Bosnians (three home wins, one away and one draw). The most recent encounter was in 2009 inSarajevoand ended with a 3-2 Team Melli victory.

8、2001年以来，在与波黑队的五次较量中，伊朗队以完胜四场的明显优势领先对手（其中三次主场获胜，一次客场获胜，一次平局）。双方最近的一次对抗是在2009年的萨拉热窝，伊朗以3比2战胜波黑。

9.IranandArgentinaonce played a friendly in front of 35,00 fans inMadrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. It was in 1977, and the occasion was the 75th anniversary of Real Madrid. The two teams reached the semifinals of the four-team tournament and tied 1-1 in regular time, andArgentinaprevailed in the ensuing penalty shootout.

9、1977年正值皇马庆祝75周年，伊朗队和阿根廷队曾在西班牙马德里的伯纳乌球场上演过一场友谊赛，现场有3500名球迷观战。在这场四国赛中，双方进入半决赛，并在90分钟的比赛内踢成1比1平。阿根廷队在随后进行的点球大战中胜出。

10. Former Team Melli striker Ali Daei is the world's top international goal scorer, with 109 goals in 149 matches (0.73 goals per match). He participated in two World Cups (1998 and 2006) but did not score.

10、前伊朗国家队前锋阿里·代伊是享誉国际的射手，在149场比赛中打入了109粒进球（平均每场比赛进球0.73个）。他参加了1998年和2006年两届世界杯，但都没有进球。

11. Members of the current squad play or have played in the top German, Russian, Spanish, Dutch and English leagues. Also, 20-year-old midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh was voted the Dutch Eredivisie's greatest talent of the 2013-14 season.

11、目前的伊朗队阵容中，所有球员都效力于或曾经效力于德甲、俄超、西甲、荷甲、英超等各大联赛。在2013-2014赛季，20岁的中场球员阿里雷扎·贾汉巴赫什被评选为荷甲最佳新秀。

12. Midfielder Ashkan Dejagah played all his international youth football forGermany, U17 to U21, but decided to commit his international senior career to Team Melli.

12、中场球员阿什坎·德贾加曾经参加了德国队U17和U21的所有世青赛比赛。不过，他决定倾力为伊朗队出战，拓展自己的国际职业生涯。

13. Despite deep political tensions,IranandIsraelhave played a total of five FIFA-sanctioned matches. The first was in 1958 and ended 4-0 forIsrael, and the latest was a 1-0 win forIranin 1974.Iranholds a 3-1 edge overIsraelin this rivalry.

13、尽管深陷紧张的政治局势，伊朗和以色列都参与过五次国际足联批准的重大比赛。双方首次较量是在1958年，以色列以4比0获胜。最近的一次是在1974年，伊朗1比0小胜对手。在数次交战中，伊朗以3胜1负的战绩取得领先。

（译者 helancheng 编辑 齐磊）