35 invited to Team Melli training camp

Persianfootball.com – TEHRAN, Injured Team Melli captain Andranik Teymourian is the only noteable absentee in the latest national team roster, which was released today.

Carlos Queiroz invited no less then 35 players to an extended squad, which will be reduced to 23 after a one-week training camp with the available players.

Iran will then play their final two World Cup / Asian Cup round 2 qualifiers, and only need a win versus India or a draw against Oman in Tehran’s Azadi stadium to win the group and qualify for the next and final stage.

Below comes the full squad.

Goalkeepers: Alireza Haghighi (Maritimo, POR), Alireza Beiranvand (Naft), Sousha Makani (Perspolis), Rashid Mazaheri (Zob Ahan), Mohammad Reza Akhbari (Tractor Sazi)

Defenders: Morteza Pouraliganji (Al Sadd, QAT), Jalal Hosseini (Naft), Pejman Montazeri (Al-Ahli, QAT), Mohammad Ansari (Perspolis), Ezzat Pourghaz (Malavan), Hossein Kanaani (Malavan), Milad Mohammadi (Terek Grozny, RUS), Ehsan Hajsafi (FSV Frankfurt, GER), Vouria Ghafouri (Naft), Ramin Rezaeian (Perspolis)

Midfielders: Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal), Saeid Ezatollahi (FC Rostov, RUS), Masoud Shojaei (Al Gharafa, QAT), Ashkan Dejagah (Al Arabi, QAT), Ahmad Nourollahi (Perspolis), Kamal Kamyabinia (Perspolis), Dariush Shojaeian (Gostaresh Foolad), Ehsan Pahlevan (Zob Ahan), Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Perspolis), Ali Ashouri (Esteghlal Khuzestan)

Strikers: Sardar Azmoun (FC Rostov, RUS), Karim Ansarifard (Panionios, GRE), Reza Ghoochannejhad (Charlton Athletic, ENG),  Mehdi Taremi (Perspolis), Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Esteghlal), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (AZ Alkmaar, NED), Mehrdad Mohammadi (Rah Ahan), Mehdi Torabi (Saipa), Vahid Amiri (Naft), Mohsen Karimi (Esteghlal)