{"id":42476,"date":"2021-05-24T15:58:14","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T22:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=42476"},"modified":"2021-05-24T18:08:31","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T01:08:31","slug":"skocic-names-iran-squad-for-world-cup-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2021\/05\/24\/skocic-names-iran-squad-for-world-cup-qualifiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Skocic names Iran squad for World Cup Qualifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tehran Times – TEHRAN, Dragan Skocic has named his 26-man team for the 2022 World Cup qualification in Bahrain.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team will begin the two-day training camp in Tehran on Tuesday and then travel to Kish Island on Thursday to continue the training until May 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iran will meet Hong Kong, Bahrain, Cambodia and Iraq, respectively from June 3 to 15 in Group C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u2018Persian Leopards\u2019 are third with six points in their group of five, but have a game in hand over their opponents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iraq are top on 11 points, with Bahrain second on nine after five matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Squad<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goalkeepers:<\/strong>
<\/span>Alireza Beiranvand (Antwerp, Belgium)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Payam Niazmand (Sepahan, Iran)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amir Abedzadeh (CS Maritimo, Portugal)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mohammadreza Akhbari (Tractor Sazi, Iran)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defenders:<\/strong>
<\/span>Shoja Khalilzadeh (Al Rayyan, Qatar)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mohammadhossein Kanaanizadegan (Persepolis, Iran)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morteza Pouraliganji (Shenzhen FC, China)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Majid Hosseini (Trabzonspor, Turkey)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sadegh Moharrami (Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Milad Mohammadi (KAA Gent, Belgium)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jafar Salmani (Portimonense, Portugal)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Midfielders:<\/strong>
<\/span>Ehsan Haji Safi (Sepahan, Iran)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saeid Ezatolahi (Vejle BK, Denmark)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton & Hove Albion, England)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ahmad Nourollahi (Persepolis, Iran)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kamal Kamyabinia (Persepolis, Iran)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vahdi Amiri (Persepolis, Iran)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Danial Esmaeilifar (Sepahan, Iran)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saman Ghoddos (Brentford FC, England)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mehdi Torabi (Persepolis, Iran)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forwards:<\/strong>
<\/span>Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto, Portugal)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sardar Azmoun (FC Zenit St. Petersburg, Russia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaveh Rezaei (Sporting Charleroi SC, Belgium)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karim Ansarifard (AEK Atehns, Greece)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ali Gholizadeh (Sporting Charleroi SC, Belgium) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal, Iran)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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