PFDC - TEHRAN, 21 players were called up for the friendly match against Mexico on June 2. Amir Ghalenoei will have to do without most of his European based players who will be given a rest. Only Javad Nekounam (Osasuna Pamplona) and Fereydoon Zandi (Apollon Limassol) will be available while Ali Karimi, Mehdi Mahdavikia, Vahid Hashemian, Rahman Rezaei and Andranik Teymourian will be absent.
Also the players of Persepolis Tehran and Sepahan Esfahan, who will face each other in the Hazfi Cup semifinal on Friday June 1, were not included in the list. Still missing as well is the injured Ebrahim Mirzapour.
Team Melli Roster:
Goalkeepers:
Hassan Roudbarian (Pas Tehran)
Vahid Taleblou (Esteghlal Tehran)
Mehdi Rahmati (Esteghlal Tehran)
Defenders:
Mohammad Nosrati (Pas Tehran)
Jalal Hosseini (Saipa Karaj)
Hadi Shakouri (Al Arabi, QAT)
Jalal Kameli Mofrad (Esteghlal Ahvaz)
Amir-Hossein Sadeghi (Esteghlal Tehran)
Midfielders:
Javad Nekounam (Osasuna Pamplona, ESP)
Fereydoon Zandi (Apollon Limassol, CYP)
Sattar Zare (Bargh Shiraz)
Maziar Zare (Malavan Anzali)
Hossein Kazemi (Esteghlal Tehran)
Ebrahim Sadeghi (Saipa Karaj)
Abbas Aghaei (Pas Tehran)
Masoud Shojaei (Al Sharjah, UAE)
Iman Mobali (Al Shabab, UAE)
Strikers:
Reza Enayeti (Al Emarat, UAE)
Rasoul Khatibi (Al Emarat, UAE)
Javad Kazemian (Al Shaab, UAE)
Mehdi Rajabzadeh (Zob Ahan)