2022 WCQ: Dragan Skocic Names Iran Squad for Lebanon, Syria Matches
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Dragan Skocic announced his 27-man squad for two matches against Lebanon and Syria in the 2022 World Cup qualification.
The Croatian coach has not invited Iran star Mehdi Taremi to the National Team after the Porto forward verbally attacked him on social media.
Team Melli will play Lebanon and Syria on November 11 and 16.
Iran is leading Group A with 10 points, followed by South Korea (eight points) and UAE (five points).
Goalkeepers:
Alireza Beiranvand, Amir Abedzadeh, Payam Niazmand
Defenders:
Shoja Khalilzadeh, Hossein Kanaanizadegan, Omid Nourafkan, Sadegh Moharami, Milad Mohammadi, Majid Hosseini, Saleh Hardani, Siavash Yazdani
Midfielders:
Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Saeid Ezatolahi, Milad Sarlak, Ahmad Nourollahi, Soroush Rafiei Yasin Salmani, Ehsan Haj Safi, Vahid Amiri, Saman Ghoddos, Mehdi Torabi, Ali Gholizadeh
Strikers:
Karim Ansarifard, Sardar Azmoun, Mehdi Ghaedi, Kaveh Rezaei, Allahyar Sayyadmanesh
