Marc Wilmots Names Iran’s Team for Match against Iraq
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Belgian coach Marc Wilmots named 23 players for the match against Iraq at the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier.
The match was supposed to be held in Basra on November 14 but the southern Iraqi port city has been caught up in demonstrations that have swept Baghdad and the south.
Jordan was chosen to host Iraq’s matches against Bahrain and Iran.
Team Melli is pitted with Iraq, Bahrain, Cambodia and Hong Kong in Group C.
Eight group winners and four best runners-up will advance to the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Finals and the final round of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
Iran Squad
Goalkeepers: Alireza Beiranvand (Persepolis), Rashid Mazaheri (Tractor), Payam Niazmand (Sepahan)
Defenders: Ramin Rezaeian (Al-Shahania SC), Majid Hosseini (Trabzonspor), Milad Mohammadi (Gent), Siavash Yazdani (Esteghlal), Mohammad Hossein Kananizadegan (Persepolis), Morteza Pouraliganji (Al-Arabi), Mohammad Naderi (Persepolis), Vouria Ghafouri (Esteghlal)
Midfielders: Omid Ebrahimi (Al Ahli, Qatar), Masoud Shojaei (Tractor), Ahmad Nourollahi (Persepolis), Ali Karimi (Esteghlal), Vahid Amiri (Persepolis), Ehsan Haji Safi (Tractor)
Strikers: Mehdi Taremi (Rio Ave), Sardar Azmoun (Zenit), Karim Ansarifard (Al-Sailiya), Mohammad Mohebbi (Sepahan), Ali Gholizadeh (Charleroi), Kaveh Rezaei (Charleroi)
