Queiroz Invites 27 Players for Friendlies against Uruguay, Senegal
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran football team head coach Carlos Queiroz invited 27 players for two World Cup warm-up matches against Uruguay and Senegal.
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:
Alireza Beiranvand (Persepolis), Amir Abedzadeh (Ponferradina), Hossein Hosseini (Esteghlal), Payam Niazmand (Sepahan)
Defenders:
Ramin Rezaeian (Sepahan), Sadegh Moharrami (Dynamo Zagreb), Saleh Hardani (Esteghlal), Mohammad Hossein Kananizadegan (Al-Ahli Qatar), Majid Hosseini (Kayserispor), Morteza Pouraliganji (Persepolis), Shoja Khalilzadeh (Al-Ahli Qatar), Abolfazl Jalali (Esteghlal), Milad Mohammadi (AEK Athens), Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan)
Midfielders:
Omid Ebrahimi (Al-Wakrah), Saeid Ezatolahi (Vejle), Milad Sarlak (Persepolis), Saman Ghoddos (Brentford), Ahmad Nourollahi (Shabab Al-Ahli), Ehsan Hajsafi (AEK Athens), Vahid Amiri (Persepolis)
Strikers:
Ali Gholizadeh (Charleroi), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Feyenoord), Mehdi Torabi (Persepolis), Mehdi Taremi (Porto), Karim Ansarifard (Omonia), Sardar Azmoun (Bayer Leverkusen)