Iran Coach, Carlos Queiroz Announces 23 - Man Roster
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 – Eintracht Braunschweig, GER<br />Alireza Haghighi – Sporting Covilha, POR<br />Rahman Ahmadi – Sepahan Esfahan<br /><br /><b>Defenders</b>:<br />Hossein Mahini – Persepolis Tehran<br />Steven Beitashour – Vancouver Whitecaps, CAN<br />Pejman Montazeri – Umm Salal, QAT<br />Jalal Hosseini – Persepolis Tehran<br />Amir-Hossein Sadeghi – Esteghlal Tehran<br />Ahmad Alenemeh – Naft Tehran<br />Hashem Beikzadeh – Esteghlal Tehran<br />Mehrdad Pouladi – Persepolis Tehran<br /><br /><b>Midfielders</b>:<br />Javad Nekounam – Kuwait SC, KUW<br />Andranik Teymourian – Esteghlal Tehran<br />Reza Haghighi – Persepolis Tehran<br />Ghasem Hadadifar – Zob Ahan Esfahan<br />Bakhtiar Rahmani – Foolad Khuzestan<br />Ehsan Hajsafi – Sepahan Esfahan<br /><br /><b>Strikers</b>:<br />Ashkan Dejagah – Fulham FC, ENG<br />Masoud Shojaei – UD Las Palmas, ESP<br />Alireza Jahanbakhsh – NEC Nijmegen, NED<br />Reza Ghoochannejhad – Charlton Atheltic, ENG<br />Karim Ansarifard – Tractor Sazi Tabriz<br />Khosro Heydari – Esteghlal Tehran<br />
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