Iran Coach Queiroz Calls Up 24 Players for Two Friendlies
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran coach Carlos Queiroz called up 24 players for a preparatory camp ahead of two friendly matches against Uruguay and Senegal.
The foreign-based players will be added to the list in the upcoming days.
Team Melli will meet Uruguay and Senegal on September 23 and 27 in Austria.
Iran has been drawn in Group B of the 2022 FIFA World Cup along with England, the US and Wales.
Iran Squad
Goalkeepers:
Payam Niazmand (Sepahan), Hossein Hosseini (Esteghlal), Alireza Beiranvand (Persepolis)
Defenders:
Ramin Rezaeian (Sepahan), Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan), Mehdi Shiri (Foolad), Aref Aghasi (Foolad), Saleh Hardani (Esteghlal), Abolfazl Jalali (Esteghlal), Saman Fallah (Paykan), Armin Sohrabian (Gol Gohar), Mortza Pouraliganji (Persepolis)
Midfielders:
Mehdi Mehdipour (Esteghlal), Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan), Yasin Salmani (Sepahan), Reza Asadi (Tractor), Mehdi Hosseini (Mes Rafsanjan), Mohammad Khodabandehlou (Gol Gohar), Milad Sarlak (Persepolis)
Forwards:
Mohammad Mohebbi (Esteghlal), Mehdi Ghayedi (Esteghlal), Saeid Sadeghi (Persepolis), Mehdi Torabi (Persepolis), Shahryar Moghanlou (Sepahan)