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Iran

World #20Group G · Pot 2AFC🏟️ 7th appearance

Qualifying

AFC Third Round Group A – 1st

Organized defensive setup with quick transitions.

Mehdi Taremi

FWOlympiacos

Their all-time No. 1 forward; Olympiacos striker with 60 international goals.

Alireza Jahanbakhsh

MFDender

98-cap winger; the most experienced creator.

Ehsan Hajsafi

DFSepahan

Captain, 146 caps; the team's leader and most-capped player.

26 players · avg 29.8y

Coach Amir GhalenoeiCaptain Ehsan Hajsafi

Player	Club	Caps	Goals	Age	Born
Goalkeepers
Alireza Beiranvand	Tractor	86	0	33	21 Sep 1992
Payam Niazmand	Persepolis	15	0	31	6 Apr 1995
Hossein Hosseini	Sepahan	13	0	33	30 Jun 1992
Defenders
Saleh Hardani	Esteghlal	18	1	27	26 Dec 1998
Ehsan HajsafiC	Sepahan	146	7	36	25 Feb 1990
Shojae Khalilzadeh	Tractor	58	2	37	14 May 1989
Milad Mohammadi	Persepolis	76	1	32	29 Sep 1993
Hossein Kanaanizadegan	Persepolis	65	6	32	23 Mar 1994
Aria Yousefi	Sepahan	14	1	24	22 Apr 2002
Ali Nemati	Foolad	17	0	30	8 Feb 1996
Ramin Rezaeian	Foolad	74	8	36	21 Mar 1990
Danial Eiri	Malavan	0	0	22	26 Oct 2003
Midfielders
Saeid Ezatolahi	Shabab Al Ahli	83	2	29	1 Oct 1996
Alireza Jahanbakhsh	Dender	98	17	32	11 Aug 1993
Mohammad Mohebi	Rostov	36	14	27	20 Dec 1998
Saman Ghoddos	Kalba	68	3	32	6 Sep 1993
Rouzbeh Cheshmi	Esteghlal	40	3	32	24 Jul 1993
Mehdi Torabi	Tractor	52	7	31	10 Sep 1994
Mohammad Ghorbani	Al Wahda	16	0	24	7 Oct 2001
Amirmohammad Razzaghinia	Esteghlal	4	0	20	11 Apr 2006
Forwards
Mehdi Taremi	Olympiacos	105	60	33	18 Jul 1992
Mehdi Ghayedi	Al Nasr	30	10	27	5 Dec 1998
Ali Alipour	Persepolis	14	1	30	11 Nov 1995
Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh	Tractor	18	5	25	30 Oct 2000
Shahriyar Moghanlou	Kalba	21	2	31	21 Dec 1994
Dennis Eckert	Standard Liège	0	0	29	9 Jan 1997