WCQ 2026: Team Melli squad list announced for Uzbekistan and UAE matches

Tehran Times – TEHRAN, Iran national football team head coach Amir Ghalenoei has named his squad list for the two upcoming matches 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Uzbekistan and the UAE.

Iran will host the UAE on March 20 in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium and play Uzbekistan at the same stadium five days later.

Team Melli sit top of Group A with 16 points, three points above Uzbekistan. The UAE are third with 10 points.

Iran squad:
Goalkeepers: Payam Niazmand, Mohammad Khalifeh, Alireza Beiranvand, Hossein Hosseini

Defenders: Milad Mohammadi, Omid Noorafkan, Ali Nemati, Dania Iri, Mohammadhossein Kananizadegan, Amin Hazbavi, Arya Yousefi, Shoja Khalilzadeh, Saleh Hardani

Midfielders: Mohammad Mohebbi, Mehdi Ghaedi, Saman Ghoddos, Saeid Ezatolahi, Mohammad Ghorbani, Mohammad Karimi, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Ali Gholizadeh, Rouzbeh Cheshmi, Amir Mohammad Razzaghinia

Forwards: Mehdi Taremi, Javad Hosseinnejad, Ali Alipour, Sardar Azmoun, Amir Hossein Hosseinzadeh