Ali Daei, a former Iranian professional association-football forward, scored 109 goals in 149 international appearances between 1993 and 2006. He is the all-time top international men's goalscorer. He made his debut for the Iran national football team in a match against Pakistan. His first international goal came in a 6–0 victory over Chinese Taipei on 25 June 1993 during qualification for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. His final goal came in a 3–2 victory over Costa Rica match on 1 March 2006, and his final appearance for Iran was in the 2006 FIFA World Cup against Angola on 21 June 2006 in the group stage. He has scored eight international hat-tricks; the first was on 10 June 1996 in an 8–0 win over Nepal at Azadi Stadium in Tehran, and the last was on 17 November 2004 against Laos in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification match, which made him the first male player to score 100 goals in international football. (Full list...)