Queiroz invites 26 for South Korea friendly

Persianfootball.com – TEHRAN, Carlos Queiroz named a 26-man squad for the upcoming training camp in Tehran and the friendly match against South Korea.

The game on November 18 will be the first official match of Team Melli after the World Cup. However, Iran defeated Estoril and Benfica in a test matches last month.

The squad doesn’t include any major surprises. Injured Steven Beitashour, benched Daniel Davari and – due to military services issues – suspended Mehrdad Pouladi and Hossein Mahini are missing on the list.

Queiroz’s luxury problems in attack probably cost Sepahan duo Mehdi Sharifi and Mohammad-Reza Khalatbari spots in the roster.

New in the squad are 31-year-old left-back Habib Gordani and 21-year-old left-winer Shahin Saghebi, both from Tractor Sazi.

Sepahan right-back Vouria Ghafouri (27), Naft Tehran defensive allrounder Morteza Pouraliganji (22) and Foolad midfield duo Ahmad Abdollahzadeh (21) and Soroush Rafiei (24) have been recalled after impressing during the Portugal camp.

Below comes the full list.

Goalkeepers:
Alireza Haghighi –  Penafiel FC, POR
Sousha Makani – Persepolis Tehran
Mohsen Forouzan – Esteghlal Tehran

Defenders:
Vouria Ghafouri – Sepahan Esfahan
Mohammad-Reza Khanzadeh – Persepolis Tehran
Pejman Montazeri – Umm Salal, QAT
Jalal Hosseini – Al Ahli, QAT
Amir Hossein Sadeghi – Esteghlal Tehran
Morteza Pouraliganji – Naft Tehran
Hashem Beikzadeh – Esteghlal Tehran
Habib Gordani – Tractor Sazi Tabriz

Midfielders:
Javad Nekounam – CA Osasuna, ESP
Andranik Teymourian – Esteghlal Tehran
Omid Ebrahimi – Esteghlal Tehran
Shahin Saghebi – Tractor Sazi Tabriz
Mohammad Nouri – Persepolis Tehran
Ahmad Abdollahzadeh – Foolad Khuzestan
Soroush Rafiei – Foolad Khuzestan

Forwards:
Ashkan Dejagah – Al Arabi, QAT
Khosro Heydari – Esteghlal Tehran
Alireza Jahanbakhsh – NEC Nijmegen, NED
Karim Ansarifard – CA Osasuna, ESP
Sardar Azmoun – Rubin Kazan, RUS
Reza Ghoochannejhad – Kuwait SC, KUW
Masoud Shojaei – Al Shahaniya, QAT
Ehsan Hajsafi – Sepahan Esfahan