Carlos Queiroz names 26-man squad for Austria camp
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Loading...Tehran Times – TEHRAN, Iran coach Carlos Queiroz has named a 26-man squad for the training camp in Austria.
Team Melli will also meet Panama in a friendly match on November 10 in Vienna.
The Persians have defeated the Central American team once on Dec.18, 2004 in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. Ali Daei scored the only goal the match.
Iran, ranked 34th in the world, and Panama (49th) are preparing for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Team Melli have previously played two friendlies against Togo and Russia in early October.
Carlos Queiroz’s men have defeated Togo 2-0 in Tehran and were held to a 1-1 draw by the Russian team in Kazan.
*Iran squad call-ups:
Goalkeepers:
Alireza Beiranvand (Persepolis/Iran)
Rashid Mazaheri (Zob Ahan/Iran)
Amir Abedzadeh (Maritimo/Portugal)
Defenders:
Jalal Hosseini (Pesepolis/Iran)
Vouria Ghafouri (Esteghlal/Iran)
Saeid Aghaei (Sepahan/Iran)
Milad Mohammadi (Akhmat Grozny/Russia)
Morteza Pouraliganji (Al Sadd/Qater)
Ramin Rezaeian (K.V. Oostende/Belgium)
Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal/Iran)
Midfielders:
Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal/Iran)
Ehsan Haji Safi (Panionios/Greece)
Akbar Imani (Padideh Mashahd/Iran)
Ahmad Abdollahzadeh (Foolad Khuzestan/Iran)
Saeid Ezatolahi (Amkar Perm/Russia)
Ali Karimi (Sepahan/Iran)
Saman Ghoddos (Östersunds FK/Sweden)
Ashkan Dejagah (without team)
Forwards:
Mehdi Taremi (Persepolis/Iran)
Alireza Jahanbakhsh (AZ Alkmaar/Holland)
Mehdi Torabi (Saipa/Iran)
Sardar Azmoun (Rubin Kazan/Russia)
Karim Ansarifard (Olympiacos/Greece)
Kaveh Rezaei (Charleroi S.C./Belgium)
Reza Ghoochannejhad (Heerenveen/Holland)
Vahid Amiri (Persepolis/Iran)
