TEHRAN – Iran national 
football team head coach Amir Ghalenoei named his 28-man squad for two matches against Qatar and North Korea in the 2026 World Cup qualification.
Team Melli is scheduled to meet Qatar at Lusail Stadium in Doha on June 5.
Iran will also host North Korea in Tehran on June 10.
Iran has already secured its place in the 2026 World Cup.
Squad
Goalkeepers:
Alireza Beiranvand (Tractor), Payam Niazmand (Persepolis), Hussein Husseini (Esteghlal), Muhammad Khalifeh (Aluminum)
Defenders:
Ali Nemati (Foolad), Shoja Khalilzadeh (Tractor), Muhammadamin Hazbavi (Sepahan), Saleh Hardani (Esteghlal), Omid Noorafkan (Malavan), Milad Muhammadi (Persepolis), Sadegh Moharrami (Dynamo Zagreb), Morteza Pouraliganji (Persepolis), Aref Aghasi (Tractor)
Midfielders:
Saeid Ezatollahi (Shabab Al Ahli), Muhammad Karimi (Sepahan), Muhammad Ghorbani (Orenburg), Saman Ghoddos (Al Ittihad Kalba), Muhammad Mohebbi (Rostov), Mehdi Ghaedi (Al Ittihad Kalba), Mehdi Hashemnezhad (Tractor), Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal), Muhammad Razzaghnia (Gol Gohar), Aria Yousefi (Sepahan)
Strikers:
Mehdi Taremi (Inter Milan), Shahriar Moghanlou (Al Ittihad Kalba), Muhammadjavad Husseinnejad (Dinamo Makhachkala), Amirhussein Husseinzadeh (Tractor), Ali Alipour (Persepolis)