Iran Invites 25 Players for Canada Match
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran national football team coach Dragan Skocic has invited 25 players to Team Melli for friendly match against Canada.
Canada will host Iran in Vancouver on June 5.
The warm-up is part of preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, where Iran has been drawn in Group B along with England, the US and one of Ukraine, Scotland or Wales.
Squad:
Goalkeepers:
Alireza Beiranvand (Antwerp), Hossein Hosseini (Esteghlal), Amir Abedzadeh (Ponferradina)
Defenders:
Aref Aghasi (Foolad), Hossein Kanaani (Al-Ahli), Aref Gholami (Esteghlal), Majid Hosseini (Kayserispor), Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan), Saleh Hardani (Esteghlal), Sadegh Moharami (Dinamo Zagreb), Milad Mohammadi (AEK Athens)
Midfielders:
Ehsan Haj Safi (AEK Athens), Saeid Ezatolahi (Vejle Boldklub), Omid Ebrahimi (Al-Wakrah), Mehdi Mehdipour (Esteghlal), Ahmad Nourollahi (Shabab Al-Ahli), Milad Sarlak (Persepolis), Mehdi Torabi (Persepolis), Amir Hossein Hosseinzadeh (Esteghlal), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Feyenoord), Ali Gholizadeh (Charleroi)
Forwards:
Mehdi Taremi (Porto), Sardar Azmoun (Bayer Leverkusen), Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (Hull City), Ali Alipour (Gil Vicente)