25 invited to Team Melli

Persianfootball.com – TEHRAN, 25 players were named for the Iranian national team’s roster for the World Cup qualifier in Oman on October 8 and the friendly match against Japan, five days later.

Noteable is the return of AZ Alkmaar’s Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Qatar based playmaker Masoud Shojaei, while injured Charlton Athletic striker Reza Ghoochannnejhad, but also Panionios Athens’ forward Karim Ansarifard are not in the list.

Below comes the full squad.

Goalkeepers: Alireza Haghighi, Alireza Beiranvand, Sousha Makani, Rashid Mazaheri

Defenders: Vouria Ghafouri, Ramin Rezaeian, Jalal Hosseini, Pejman Montazeri, Morteza Pouraliganji, Ezatollah Pourghaz, Hosseini Kanani, Meysam Majidi, Ehsan Hajsafi

Midfielders: Khosrow Heydari, Andranik Teymourian, Ashkan Dejagah, Saeid Ezatolahi, Omid Ebrahimi, Masoud Shojaie, Omid Alishah

Forwards: Sardar Azmoun, Mehdi Taremi, Vahid Amiri, Mehdi Torabi, Alireza Jahanbakhsh