Iran Coach Ghalenoei Calls Up 29 Players for Turkmenistan Matches
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran head coach Amir Ghalenoei has invited 29 players for two matches against Turkmenistan in the Preliminary Joint Qualification - Round 2 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027.
Team Melli skippers Karim Ansarifard and Ehsan Hajsafi have not been called up to the national team.
Iran will host Turkmenistan on March 21 in Tehran and play the Central Asian team on March 26 in Ashgabat.
Iran leads Group E with Four points.
Goalkeepers:
Alireza Beiranvand, Payam Niazmand, Hossein Hosseini, Arsha Shakouri
Defenders:
Shoja Khalilzadeh, Hossein Kanaani, Amin Hazbavi, Saman Fallah, Ramin Rezaeian, Saleh Hardani, Milad Mohammadi, Abolfazl Jalali, Hossein Goudarzi
Midfielders:
Omid Noorafkan, Saman Ghoddos, Saeid Ezatolahi, Mohammad Ghorbani, Ali Gholizadeh, Allahyar Sayyadmanesh, Mehdi Limoochi, Mohammad Mohebi, Mehdi Ghaedi, Mehdi Torabi, Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Strikers:
Mehdi Taremi, Javad Aghaeipour, Sardar Azmoun, Mohammadreza Azadi, Saeid Saharkhizan