Team Melli squad announced for upcoming 2026 WCQ’s

Persianfootball.com – TEHRAN, Amir Ghalienoi has announced the squad list for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Hong Kong and Uzbekistan.

The Iran national football team will begin their journey to qualify for the 2026 Word Cup that will be joint-hosted by Mexico, Canada, and the United States of America.

Team Melli will host their first match against Hong Kong on November 16th, followed by a trip to Tashkent to face Uzbekistan on November 21st.

Iran was drawn into Group E in the 2nd round of World Cup qualifiers which includes Hong Kong, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.

The following squad list was announced to attend the camp for the upcoming qualifiers.

The squad list:

Goalkeepers:
Alireza Beiranvand – Persepolis
Payam Niazmand – Sepahan
Hossein Hosseini – Esteghlal

Defenders:
Majid Hosseini – Kayserispor
Hossein Kannani – Persepolis
Shoja Khalilzadeh – Tractor
Amin Hazbavi – Al Sadd
Mohammad Daneshgar – Sepahan

Full Backs:
Sadegh Moharrai – Dinamo Zagreb
Ramin Rezaeian – Sepahan
Ehsan Hajsafi – AEK Athens
Milad Mohammadi – AEK Athens

Midfielders:
Saeid Ezatolahi – Vejle BK
Ahmad Nourollahi – Al Wahda
Ali Karimi – Kayserispor
Omid Ebrahimi – Al Wakrah
Rouzbeh Cheshmi – Esteghlal
Javad Hosseinnejad – Sepahan
Mohammad Ghorbani – Sepahan

Attacking Midfielders:
Saman Ghoddos – Brentford
Alreza Jahanbakhsh – Feyenoord
Mohammad Mohebi – FK Rostov
Mehdi Torabi – Persepolis
Mehrdad Mohammadi – Esteghlal
Aria Yousefi – Sepahan

Forwards:
Sardar Azmoun – AS Roma
Mehdi Taremi – FC Porto
Karim Ansarifard – Omonia Nicosia
Reza Asadi – Sepahan
Saeid Saharkhizan – Havadar