{"id":13179,"date":"2012-10-02T19:26:53","date_gmt":"2012-10-03T02:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2012\/10\/02\/queiroz-invites-28-for-south-korea\/"},"modified":"2012-10-02T19:26:53","modified_gmt":"2012-10-03T02:26:53","slug":"queiroz-invites-28-for-south-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2012\/10\/02\/queiroz-invites-28-for-south-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"Queiroz invites 28 for South Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"karimi-green-band\"PFDC – TEHRAN, Iran coach Carlos Queiroz named his squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifier against South Korea in Azadi.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

The terrible injury situation from the Lebanon clash has slightly improved with Khosro Heydari, Mehrdad Pouladi and Ashkan Dejagah returning. Also midfield gem Andranik Teymourian is back from suspension. <\/p>\n

However, with Hadi Aghily, Mojtaba Jabbari, Ghasem Hadadifar and Reza Haghighi four players are still on the injury list. <\/p>\n

This, together with some players just having returned from injury, prompted Queiroz to cancel the friendly game against North Korea in order not to risk further injuries. <\/p>\n

Beside the hurt players, also Rubin Kazan reserve keeper Alireza Haghighi and Tractor Sazi winger Mohammad Ebrahimi have been omitted. <\/p>\n

Instead, a couple of new faces were added. Veteran centerback Mohammad Nosrati returns while goalkeeper Sousha Makani, midfielders Omid Ebrahimi and Milad Nouri as well as in-form striker Jalal Rafkhaei and Mes Kerman’s Ahmad Hassanzadeh are the relatively new faces in the roster.<\/p>\n

Also included are playmaker Ali Karimi, who had been shown the door by his club Persepolis recently after a dispute with Portugese coach Manuel Jose, and Reza Ghoochannejhad. <\/p>\n

The Belgium based player’s never ending story with FIFA, who still has not submitted the full-Iranian Mashad-born striker’s player passport, will hopefully finally be solved until the vital game on October 16.<\/p>\n

Below comes the full squad.<\/p>\n

Goalkeepers:<\/strong>
Mehdi Rahmati – Esteghlal
Rahman Ahmadi – Saipa
Sousha Makani – Naft Tehran<\/p>\n

Defenders:<\/strong>
Khosro Heydari – Esteghlal
Hossein Mahini – Persepolis
Jalal Hosseini – Persepolis
Pejman Montazeri – Esteghlal
Mohammad Nosrati – Tractor Sazi
Maziar Zare – Malavan
Mehrdad Pouladi – Persepolis
Ehsan Hajsafi – Tractor Sazi<\/p>\n

Midfielders:<\/strong>
Javad Nekounam – Esteghlal
Andranik Teymourian – Kharaityat, QAT
Omid Ebrahimi – Sepahan
Pejman Nouri – Malavan
Omid Nazari – \u00c4ngelholms, SWE
Ali Karimi – Persepolis
Mohammad Nouri – Persepolis
Milad Nouri – Saba<\/p>\n

Strikers:<\/strong>
Ashkan Dejagah – Fulham, ENG
Masoud Shojaei – Osasuna, ESP
Reza Ghoochannejhad – Sint Truiden, BEL
Mohammad-Reza Khalatbari – Sepahan
Ahmad Hassanzadeh – Mes
Mohammad Ghazi – Persepolis
Karim Ansarifard – Persepolis
Jalal Rafkhaei – Malavan
Mohammad Gholami – Sepahan <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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