Iran Coach, Carlos Queiroz Announces 23 - Man Roster

Iran coach Carlos Queiroz has named his 23-man squad for the World Cup but has included another player, Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh of Zob Ahan , on standby just in case fullback Hashem Beikzadeh fails to recover from injury before their first match against Nigeria.

The four players that have been axed from the roster earlier announced include Sousha Makani, Mohammad-Reza Khalatbari, Mehdi Sharifi and Sardar Azmoun.

An analysis of the squad list has shown that 3 goalkeepers, 8 midfielders, 6 midfielders and 6 strikers will make the trip to Brazil.

Iran World Cup Squad
Goalkeepers:
Daniel Davari – Eintracht Braunschweig, GER
Alireza Haghighi – Sporting Covilha, POR
Rahman Ahmadi – Sepahan Esfahan

Defenders:
Hossein Mahini – Persepolis Tehran
Steven Beitashour – Vancouver Whitecaps, CAN
Pejman Montazeri – Umm Salal, QAT
Jalal Hosseini – Persepolis Tehran
Amir-Hossein Sadeghi – Esteghlal Tehran
Ahmad Alenemeh – Naft Tehran
Hashem Beikzadeh – Esteghlal Tehran
Mehrdad Pouladi – Persepolis Tehran

Midfielders:
Javad Nekounam – Kuwait SC, KUW
Andranik Teymourian – Esteghlal Tehran
Reza Haghighi – Persepolis Tehran
Ghasem Hadadifar – Zob Ahan Esfahan
Bakhtiar Rahmani – Foolad Khuzestan
Ehsan Hajsafi – Sepahan Esfahan

Strikers:
Ashkan Dejagah – Fulham FC, ENG
Masoud Shojaei – UD Las Palmas, ESP
Alireza Jahanbakhsh – NEC Nijmegen, NED
Reza Ghoochannejhad – Charlton Atheltic, ENG
Karim Ansarifard – Tractor Sazi Tabriz
Khosro Heydari – Esteghlal Tehran