2026 World Cup: Iran announces its official squad list

In the end, Iran will indeed be heading to the 2026 World Cup.

Due to ongoing geopolitical tensions in the region and strained relations with the United States, Iran's participation in the 2026 World Cup was far from certain. However, FIFA has now confirmed the Iranian team's presence at the tournament.

On Monday, Iran released its official squad list. Several familiar names feature, including Mehdi Taremi, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, and Saman Ghoddos.

The Iran squad:
Goalkeepers: Alireza Beyranvand (Tractor FC), Hossein Hosseini (Sepahan), Payam Niazmand (Persepolis)

Defenders: Danial Eiri (Malavan), Ehsan Hajsafi (Sepahan), Saleh Hardani (Esteghlal), Hossein Kanaani (Persepolis), Shoja Khalilzadeh (Tractor FC), Milad Mohammadi (Persepolis), Ali Nemati (Foolad FC), Ramin Rezaeian (Foolad FC)

Midfielders: Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal), Saeid Ezatolahi (Shabab Al-Ahli), Mehdi Ghaedi, Saman Ghoddos (Kalba FC), Mohammad Ghorbani (Al-Wahda), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (FCV Dender), Mohammad Mohebi (Rostov), Amir Mohammad Razagh Niya (Esteghlal), Mehdi Torabi (Tractor FC), Aria Yousefi (Sepahan)

Forwards: Ali Alipour (Persepolis), Dennis Dargahi (Standard Liège), Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (Tractor FC), Shahriyar Moghanloo (Kalba FC), Mehdi Taremi (Olympiakos)

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