Iran vs Spain

Full Time

World Championship· Season 2023

16 January 2023 at 19:30

Iran

22–35

Spain

Match Summary

Spain defeated Iran 35:22. The match was played in World Championship 2023. League standings: Spain #2.

Rivalry since 2016

Iran vs Spain Head to Head Results· 2

Iran and Spain have met 2 times — Iran won 0, Spain won 2, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2016. Spain leads the head-to-head with 2 victories from 2 meetings. A combined 118 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 59.00 per match (45 for the home side, 73 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 2 matches (100%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 2 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 37–23 in 2016.

0

wins

Drawn

0

·

2

wins

Total goals

118 · 59.0/match

Both scored

2/2 · 100%

Over 2.5

2/2 · 100%

Recent Meetings

06/01/22Spain

36–22

IranInternational FriendlyMatch Details

36–22

06/01/22International Friendly

Match Details

09/04/16Spain

37–23

IranOlympic GamesMatch Details

37–23

09/04/16Olympic Games

Match Details

Highest-scoring game: 37–23 v 2016

Standings

Iran sit — and Spain are #2 in the World Championship table heading into this match.

Group A

1

Germany6

GP3Won3Lost0

2

Switzerland3

GP3Won1Lost1

3

Czech Republic2

GP3Won0Lost1

4

Poland1

GP3Won0Lost2

#		GP	Won	Lost	Pts
#1	Germany	GP3	Won3	Lost0	Pts6
#2	Switzerland	GP3	Won1	Lost1	Pts3
#3	Czech Republic	GP3	Won0	Lost1	Pts2
#4	Poland	GP3	Won0	Lost2	Pts1

Group B

1

Denmark6

GP3Won3Lost0

2

Italy4

GP3Won2Lost1

3

Tunisia2

GP3Won1Lost2

4

Algeria0

GP3Won0Lost3

#		GP	Won	Lost	Pts
#1	Denmark	GP3	Won3	Lost0	Pts6
#2	Italy	GP3	Won2	Lost1	Pts4
#3	Tunisia	GP3	Won1	Lost2	Pts2
#4	Algeria	GP3	Won0	Lost3	Pts0

Group C

1

France6

GP3Won3Lost0

2

Austria4

GP3Won2Lost1

3

Qatar2

GP3Won1Lost2

4

Kuwait0

GP3Won0Lost3

#		GP	Won	Lost	Pts
#1	France	GP3	Won3	Lost0	Pts6
#2	Austria	GP3	Won2	Lost1	Pts4
#3	Qatar	GP3	Won1	Lost2	Pts2
#4	Kuwait	GP3	Won0	Lost3	Pts0

Group D

1

Hungary5

GP3Won2Lost0

2

Netherlands4

GP3Won2Lost1

3

North Macedonia3

GP3Won1Lost1

4

Guinea0

GP3Won0Lost3

#		GP	Won	Lost	Pts
#1	Hungary	GP3	Won2	Lost0	Pts5
#2	Netherlands	GP3	Won2	Lost1	Pts4
#3	North Macedonia	GP3	Won1	Lost1	Pts3
#4	Guinea	GP3	Won0	Lost3	Pts0

Group E

1

Portugal6

GP3Won3Lost0

2

Brazil4

GP3Won2Lost1

3

Norway2

GP3Won1Lost2

4

USA0

GP3Won0Lost3

#		GP	Won	Lost	Pts
#1	Portugal	GP3	Won3	Lost0	Pts6
#2	Brazil	GP3	Won2	Lost1	Pts4
#3	Norway	GP3	Won1	Lost2	Pts2
#4	USA	GP3	Won0	Lost3	Pts0

Group F

1

Sweden5

GP3Won2Lost0

2

Spain5

GP3Won2Lost0

3

Chile2

GP3Won1Lost2

4

Japan0

GP3Won0Lost3

#		GP	Won	Lost	Pts
#1	Sweden	GP3	Won2	Lost0	Pts5
#2	Spain	GP3	Won2	Lost0	Pts5
#3	Chile	GP3	Won1	Lost2	Pts2
#4	Japan	GP3	Won0	Lost3	Pts0

Group G

1

Iceland6

GP3Won3Lost0

2

Slovenia4

GP3Won2Lost1

3

Cape Verde2

GP3Won1Lost2

4

Cuba0

GP3Won0Lost3

#		GP	Won	Lost	Pts
#1	Iceland	GP3	Won3	Lost0	Pts6
#2	Slovenia	GP3	Won2	Lost1	Pts4
#3	Cape Verde	GP3	Won1	Lost2	Pts2
#4	Cuba	GP3	Won0	Lost3	Pts0

Group H

1

Egypt6

GP3Won3Lost0

2

Croatia4

GP3Won2Lost1

3

Argentina2

GP3Won1Lost2

4

Bahrain0

GP3Won0Lost3

#		GP	Won	Lost	Pts
#1	Egypt	GP3	Won3	Lost0	Pts6
#2	Croatia	GP3	Won2	Lost1	Pts4
#3	Argentina	GP3	Won1	Lost2	Pts2
#4	Bahrain	GP3	Won0	Lost3	Pts0

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

API data: 11 May 2026