Skocic names Team Melli squad for World Cup qualifiers
Iran's forward Mehdi Taremi (C-L) celebrates with his team after scoring the opening goal during the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian Qualifiers football match between Iran and United Arab Emirates, at the Azadi Sports Complex in the Iranian capital Tehran, on February 1, 2022. (Photo by Atta KENARE / AFP)
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Loading...Tehran Times – TEHRAN, Iran football coach Dragan Skocic announced his squad for the final two World Cup qualifiers against South Korea and Lebanon.
The Iranian team is scheduled to meet South Korea in Seoul on March 24 and host Lebanon in Tehran five days later.
Iran and South Korea have already qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Goalkeepers:
Amir Abedzadeh (Ponferradina),
Alireza Beiranvand (Boavista),
Hossein Hosseini (Esteghlal)
Defenders:
Shoja Khalilzadeh (Al Rayyan),
Mohammadhossein Kananizadegan (Al Ahli),
Danial Esmaeili (Sepahan),
Farshad Faraji (Persepolis),
Majid Hosseini (Kayserispor),
Aref Gholami (Esteghlal),
Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan),
Milad Mohammadi (AEK),
Sadegh Moharami (Dinamo Zagreb)
Midfielders:
Saeid Ezatolahi (Al Gharaffa),
Ahmad Nourolahi (Al Ahli Dubai),
Kamal Kamyabinia (Persepolis),
Mehdi Mehdipour (Esteghlal),
Milad Sarlak (Persepolis),
Ehsan Haji Safi (AEK),
Saman Ghoddos (Brentford),
Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (Esteghlal),
Vahid Amiri (Persepolis),
Mehdi Torabi (Persepolis),
Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Feyenoord),
Ali Gholizadeh (Charleroi)
Forwards:
Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (Hull City),
Mehdi Taremi (Porto),
Sardar Azmoun (Bayer Leverkusen),
Karim Ansarifard (AEK)
