Iran names World Cup 2022 squad

Iran is hoping to make it out of the group levels for the primary time in its historical past.

Iran is the highest-ranked crew in Asia [Farshad Abbasi/AFP]

Tehran, Iran – Iran’s head coach Carlos Queiroz has chosen acquainted faces for the nation’s World Cup 2022 squad.

The Portuguese coach finalised the Staff Melli listing late on Sunday, together with skilled gamers like goalkeeper Alireza Beyranvand and defender Shojae Khalilzadeh.

Mehdi Taremi, who has continued to shine throughout European tournaments together with his membership, Porto, unsurprisingly secured a spot subsequent to different legionnaire forwards Sardar Azmoun – who recovered from an damage in time – and Alireza Jahanbakhsh.

Iranian ahead Mehdi Taremi has scored 13 targets for FC Porto this season [Miguel Riopa/AFP]

The squad’s common age is sort of 29, in contrast with 27 and three months for the 2018 match in Russia, because the crew goals to advance from the group stage for the primary time in its World Cup historical past.

Veteran defensive midfielder Omid Ebrahimi is maybe the largest absentee. He was dominated out final week as a consequence of an damage.

Staff Melli is a part of the one group within the World Cup the place all groups are within the high 20 in world rankings.

Iran, Asia’s highest-ranking globally at 20, will face England on November 21, adopted by Wales on November 25 and the USA on November 29.

Goalkeepers:

Alireza Beyranvand (Persepolis)

Amir Abedzadeh (Ponferradina)

Payam Niazmand (Sepahan)

Hossein Hosseini (Esteghlal)

Defenders:

Majid Hosseini (Kayserispor)

Mohammad Hossein Kanaanizadegan (Al-Ahli)

Shojae Khalilzadeh (Al-Ahli)

Morteza Pouraliganji (Persepolis)

Sadegh Moharrami (Dinamo Zagreb)

Ramin Rezaeian (Sepahan)

Milad Mohammadi (AEK Athens)

Abolfazl Jalali (Esteghlal)

Midfielders:

Saeid Ezatollahi (Vejle Boldklub)

Ehsan Hajsafi (AEK Athens)

Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal)

Ahmad Nourollahi (Shabab Al-Ahli)

Ali Karimi (Kayserispor)

Saman Ghoddos (Brentford)

Vahid Amiri (Persepolis)

Forwards:

Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Feyenoord)

Ali Gholizadeh (Sporting Charleroi)

Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto)

Mehdi Torabi (Persepolis)

Karim Ansarifard (Omonia Nicosia)

Sardar Azmoun (Bayer Leverkusen)