The Iranian national team has announced its squad for the World Cup, which will be held from June 11 to July 19.
Modern.az reports that the following players will be taken to the World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada:
Goalkeepers: Alireza Beiranvand ("Tractor"), Huseyn Huseyni ("Sepahan"), Peyam Niyazmand ("Persepolis").
Defenders: Danial Eyri ("Malavan"), Ehsan Hajisafi ("Sepahan"), Saleh Hardani ("Istiklal"), Huseyn Kanaani ("Persepolis"), Shoja Khalilzadeh ("Tractor"), Milad Mohammadi ("Persepolis"), Ali Nemati ("Fulad"), Ramin Razayan ("Fulad").
Midfielders: Ruzbeh Cheshmi ("Istiklal"), Said Ezzatollahi ("Shabab"), Mehdi Gayedi ("Al-Nasr"), Saman Ghoddos ("Kalba"), Mohammad Ghorbani ("Al-Wahda"), Alireza Jahanbakhsh ("Dender"), Mohammad Mohebi ("Rostov"), Amir Mohammad Razzaqiniya ("Istiklal"), Mehdi Torabi ("Tractor"), Ariya Yusefi ("Sepahan").
Forwards: Ali Alipur ("Persepolis"), Dennis Dargahi ("Standard"), Amirhuseyn Huseynzadeh ("Tractor"), Shahriyar Moghanlu ("Kalba"), Mehdi Taremi ("Olympiacos").
Iran's opponents in the group stage of the World Cup will be Belgium, Egypt and New Zealand.
