In the draw ceremony held at Moscow's State Kremlin Palace on Friday, Iran was pitted against Spain, Portugal and Morocco in Group B.
Iran will open the prestigious competition with a match against Morocco on June 15 at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg.
FIFA World Cup 2018 Group Draw
A: Russia, Uruguay, Egypt, Saudi Arabia
B: Portugal, Spain, Iran, Morocco
C: France, Peru, Denmark, Australia
D: Argentina, Croatia, Iceland, Nigeria
E: Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Serbia
F: Germany, Mexico, Sweden, Korea Republic
G: Belgium, England, Tunisia, Panama
H: Poland, Colombia, Senegal, Japan
The FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 will run from June 14 to July 15.