Announcement of Iran's National Team Extended Squad for the World Cup
The coaching staff of Iran's national football team announced the extended squad called up to compete in the 2026 World Cup.
The squad saw the exclusion of star Sardar Azmoun for disciplinary reasons related to 'violating national values.'
The 'Team Melli' squad for the World Cup, where they will play in a group that includes Belgium, Egypt, and New Zealand, is as follows.
Goalkeepers: Alireza Beiranvand
Hossein Hosseini
Payam Niazmand
Mohammad Khalifeh
Defense: Ehsan Hajsafi
Milad Mohammadi
Omid Noorafkan
Shoja Khalilzadeh
Ali Nemati
Hossein Kanaanizadegan
Daniel Arie
Ramin Rezaeian
Saleh Hardani
Midfield: Saman Ghoddos
Roozbeh Cheshmi
Amir Mohammad Razagh Nia
Saeid Ezatolahi
Mohammad Ghorbani
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Arya Yousefi
Mohammad Mohebi
Mehdi Ghaedi
Mehdi Torabi
Forwards: Mehdi Taremi
Hadi Habibi Nejad
Amir Hossein Hosseinzadeh
Amir Hossein Mahmoudi
Denis Dargahi
Kasra Taheri
Ali Alipour
The squad saw the exclusion of star Sardar Azmoun for disciplinary reasons related to 'violating national values.'
The 'Team Melli' squad for the World Cup, where they will play in a group that includes Belgium, Egypt, and New Zealand, is as follows.
Goalkeepers: Alireza Beiranvand
Hossein Hosseini
Payam Niazmand
Mohammad Khalifeh
Defense: Ehsan Hajsafi
Milad Mohammadi
Omid Noorafkan
Shoja Khalilzadeh
Ali Nemati
Hossein Kanaanizadegan
Daniel Arie
Ramin Rezaeian
Saleh Hardani
Midfield: Saman Ghoddos
Roozbeh Cheshmi
Amir Mohammad Razagh Nia
Saeid Ezatolahi
Mohammad Ghorbani
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Arya Yousefi
Mohammad Mohebi
Mehdi Ghaedi
Mehdi Torabi
Forwards: Mehdi Taremi
Hadi Habibi Nejad
Amir Hossein Hosseinzadeh
Amir Hossein Mahmoudi
Denis Dargahi
Kasra Taheri
Ali Alipour
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