Iran Squad Named for 2026 World Cup Qualifier

Date: 07 October 2024 - 22:05

News ID: ۱۳۲۱۵۸

TEHRAN – Iran’s national football team head coach Amir Ghalenoei announced his 27-man list for two matches against Uzbekistan and Qatar on Monday.
Team Melli will play Uzbekistan on Thursday (October 10) in Bunyodkor Stadium in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier.
Both teams are on six points, with Uzbekistan having defeated DPR Korea and Kyrgyzstan in their opening two matches while Iran was victorious against Kyrgyzstan and the United Arab Emirates in Group A.
Team Melli will host Qatar in Mashhad on October 15.
Goalkeepers:
Alireza Beiranvand (Tractor), Payam Niazmand (Sepahan), Hussein Husseini (Esteghlal)
Defenders:
Ali Nemati (Foolad), Shoja Khalilzadeh (Tractor), Muhammad Daneshgar (Sepahan), Muhammad Amin Hazbavi (Sepahan), Muhammad Mehdi Zare (Gol Gohar), Saleh Hardani (Sepahan), Aria Yousefi (Sepahan), Milad Muhammadi (Persepolis), Abolfazl Jalali (Esteghlal)
Midfielders:
Saeid Ezatollahi (Shabab Al Ahli), Muhammad Karimi (Sepahan), Muhammad Ghorbani (Orenburg), Saman Ghoddos (Al Ittihad Kalba), Omid Noorafkan (Malavan), Muhammad Javad Husseinnejad (Dinamo Makhachkala), Muhammad Mohebbi (Rostov), Mehdi Torabi (Tractor), Mehdi Ghaedi (Al Ittihad Kalba), Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Ali Gholizadeh (Lech Poznan), Amir Hussein Husseinzadeh (Tractor)
Strikers:
Mehdi Taremi (Inter Milan), Sardar Azmoun (Shabab Al Ahli), Shahriyar Moghanlou (Al Ittihad Kalba)