Iran coach Carlos Queiroz has named his 23-man squad for the World Cup but has included another player, Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh of Zob Ahan , on standby just in case fullback Hashem Beikzadeh fails to recover from injury before their first match against Nigeria. <br /><br />The four players that have been axed from the roster earlier announced include Sousha Makani, Mohammad-Reza Khalatbari, Mehdi Sharifi and Sardar Azmoun.<br /><br />An analysis of the squad list has shown that 3 goalkeepers, 8 midfielders, 6 midfielders and 6 strikers will make the trip to Brazil.<br /><br /><u><b>Iran World Cup Squad</b></u><br /><b>Goalkeepers</b>:<br />Daniel Davari &ndash; Eintracht Braunschweig, GER<br />Alireza Haghighi &ndash; Sporting Covilha, POR<br />Rahman Ahmadi &ndash; Sepahan Esfahan<br /><br /><b>Defenders</b>:<br />Hossein Mahini &ndash; Persepolis Tehran<br />Steven Beitashour &ndash; Vancouver Whitecaps, CAN<br />Pejman Montazeri &ndash; Umm Salal, QAT<br />Jalal Hosseini &ndash; Persepolis Tehran<br />Amir-Hossein Sadeghi &ndash; Esteghlal Tehran<br />Ahmad Alenemeh &ndash; Naft Tehran<br />Hashem Beikzadeh &ndash; Esteghlal Tehran<br />Mehrdad Pouladi &ndash; Persepolis Tehran<br /><br /><b>Midfielders</b>:<br />Javad Nekounam &ndash; Kuwait SC, KUW<br />Andranik Teymourian &ndash; Esteghlal Tehran<br />Reza Haghighi &ndash; Persepolis Tehran<br />Ghasem Hadadifar &ndash; Zob Ahan Esfahan<br />Bakhtiar Rahmani &ndash; Foolad Khuzestan<br />Ehsan Hajsafi &ndash; Sepahan Esfahan<br /><br /><b>Strikers</b>:<br />Ashkan Dejagah &ndash; Fulham FC, ENG<br />Masoud Shojaei &ndash; UD Las Palmas, ESP<br />Alireza Jahanbakhsh &ndash; NEC Nijmegen, NED<br />Reza Ghoochannejhad &ndash; Charlton Atheltic, ENG<br />Karim Ansarifard &ndash; Tractor Sazi Tabriz<br />Khosro Heydari &ndash; Esteghlal Tehran<br />