European based striking trio returns for Turkmenistan and Guam

Persianfootball.com – TEHRAN, Reza Ghoojannejhad, Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Karim Ansarifard were named in Carlos Queiroz’s 26-man squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Turkmenistan and in Guam on November 12 and 17.

The return of the trio comes in time as starting strikers Mehdi Taremi and Sardar Azmoun will be unavailable. The former will sit out his one-match suspension (yellow cards) against Turkmenistan while the latter will most likely miss both matches due to a groin injury.

Also unavailable due to injury will be center-back Jalal Hosseini and right-back Vouria Ghafouri. Ezzatollah Pourghaz and Khosro Heydari have been invited instead.

Also new is Kamal Kamyabinia, who will serve as alternative to Andranik Teymourian, Omid Ebrahimi and Saeid Ezatollahi in central midfield.

Below comes the full squad.

Goalkeepers: Alireza Haghighi (Rubin Kazan – RUS), Alireza Beiranvand (Naft Tehran), Soosha Makani (Persepolis), Mohammad-Reza Akhbari (Tractor Sazi)

Defenders: Khosro Heydari (Esteghlal), Ramin Rezaeian (Persepolis), Pejman Montazeri (Al Ahli – QAT), Morteza Pouraliganji (Tianjin Teda – CHN), Hossein Kanani (Malavan), Ezzatollah Pourghaz (Malavan), Ehsan Hajsafi (FSV Frankfurt – GER), Milad Mohammadi (Rah Ahan)

Midfielders: Andranik Teymourian (Umm Salal – QAT), Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal), Saeid Ezatollahi (FC Rostov – RUS), Kamal Kamyabinia (Perspolis), Masoud Shojaei (Al Gharafa – QAT), Ashkan Dejagah (Al Arabi – QAT)

Strikers: Alireza Jahanbakhsh (AZ Alkmaar – NED), Vahid Amiri (Naft Tehran), Mehdi Torabi (Saipa), Mehdi Taremi (Perspolis), Sardar Azmoun* (FC Rostov – RUS), Karim Ansarifard (Panionios – GRE), Reza Ghoochannejhad (Charlton Athletic – ENG), Kaveh Rezaei (Zob Ahan)

*injured