The goals were scored by Deco and Cristiano Ronaldo (penalty). Position: Defender, Midfielder Date of Birth: July 5, 1986 - Tehran Weight: 72 Kg Date of Birth: March 10, 1996 [70] Following the elimination, Queiroz left the Team. Milad Mohammadi Payam Niazmand Former clubs: Naft Tehran Date of Birth: February 27, 1992 - Mashhad Iran Squad - November 12. Date of Birth: September 10, 1994 - Eshtehard Club: FC Porto - Portugal Former clubs: Saba Qom, Shensa-ye Tehran, Shahrdari Sari Allahyar Sayyadmanesh Club: Persepolis 2020, Mehdi Taremi Height: 1.95m Position: Midfielder Date of Birth: June 20, 1996 - Karaj Height: 1.85 m Date of Birth: September 29, 1993 - Tehran Former clubs: Naft Tehran Height: 1.76m Weight: 80 Kg FIFA Player Statistics FIFA Player Statistics Former clubs: Naft Tehran Former clubs: Fajr Sepasi, Esteghlal Ahvaz Club: Sepahan FIFA Player Statistics Club: Charleroi Date of Birth: June 20, 1996 - Karaj Date of Birth: July 18, 1992 - Bushehr Position: Defender Position: Defender 2020, Saman Ghoddos Height: 1.79 m Position: Forward Date of Birth: March 23, 1994 Former clubs: Naft Tehran Cancelled, The following players have been called up for friendly match against Algeria on 12 June 2022 [119]. Date of Birth: April 6, 1995 - Tehran Height: 1.78 m Club: Sepahan FC Height: 1.87 m Weight: 80 Kg Ahmad Nourollahi Height: 176 cm Former clubs: Iranjavan, Shahin Bushehr Position: Forward Position: Defender Position: Midfielder Position: Defender Former clubs: Saipa, Persepolis Height: 1.79 m Position: Midfielder The Iranian Football Federation was founded in 1920. Former clubs: Shahin Bushehr Saman Ghoddos Height: 1.91 m Date of Birth: February 27, 1992 - Mashhad [31] However, the Iranian FA denied this claim in a response to FIFA's inquiry saying that "the comments in foreign media are nothing but lies and a mischievous act. Height: 1.85 m Mohammad Mohebi Club: Brighton & Hove Albion FIFA Player Statistics Date of Birth: February 1, 1993 - Azadshahr Iran Squad - November 12. Position: DefenderIran U-17, U-20, U-23 Date of Birth: September 10, 1994 - Eshtehard Former clubs: Naft Tehran Former clubs: Paykan, Sepahan Weight: 86 Kg Former clubs: Iranjavan, Shahin Bushehr Height: 1.85 m Weight: 75 Kg Former clubs: Iran Squad - November 12. Club: FC Porto - Portugal Weight: 65 Kg. Club: Saipa Club:Shenzhen - China Former clubs: Paykan Weight: 80 Kg Weight: 72 Kg Ehsan Haj Safi Former clubs: Esteghlal Date of Birth: Jul 24, 1993 - Tehran Club: Saipa FIFA Player Statistics Club: Saipa Weight: 82 Kg Damash Tehran, Parag, Niroo Zamini Date of Birth: April 19, 1992 - Babol Height: 1.83 m Position: Defender FIFA Player Statistics Height: 176 cm

Milad Mohammadi Former Clubs: Saipa, Esteghlal Weight: 84 Kg Weight: 78 Kg Former clubs: Persepolis, Iranjavan, Shahin Bushehr Weight: 79 Kg Weight: 80 Kg Weight: 80 Kg National Team Player: Iran U20, Iran U23 Position: Defender Height: 1.81 m Date of Birth: March 21, 1990 - Tehran Alireza Beiranvand During the final game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against South Korea in Seoul on 17 June 2009, seven members of the team, Javad Nekounam, Ali Karimi, Hossein Kaebi, Masoud Shojaei, Mohammad Nosrati, Vahid Hashemian and captain Mehdi Mahdavikia wore green wristbands in support of the Iranian Green Movement during the 2009 Iranian election protests. Bandar Abbas, Sepahan Club:Shenzhen - China Date of Birth: February 1, 1993 - Azadshahr Mehdi Torabi Former clubs: Esteghlal The other stadiums that Iran has been played international games are Takhti and Yadegar Emam Stadium (Tabriz), Takhti Stadium (Tehran), Enghelab Stadium (Karaj), Hafezieh Stadium (Shiraz), Takhti Stadium and Imam Reza Stadium (Mashhad). Iran Squad - November 12. Weight: 68 Kg Position: Midfielder Position: Forward Omid Noorafkan Former clubs: Saba Qom, Shensa-ye Tehran, Shahrdari Sari Height: 1.83 m Shoja' Khalilzadeh Position: Midfielder Position: Forward

Position: Midfielder Club: Saipa Weight: 79 Kg In November 2006, Iran was suspended by FIFA from all participation in international football on the grounds of governmental interference in the national football association. Height: 1.91m Morteza Pouraliganji Position: Defender Weight: 76 Kg Allahyar Sayyadmanesh Date of Birth: July 18, 1992 - Bushehr Date of Birth: May 18, 1989 - Tehran Club: Esteghlal Position: Midfielder/Forward Height: 176 cm Height: 1.85 m Milad Mohammadi Former clubs: Saipa Weight: 78 Kg Position: Defender National Team Player: Iran U20, Iran U23 Height: 1.86 m Date of Birth: March 23, 1994

Club: Sepahan FC Position: Forward Height: 1.85 m Date of Birth: August 11, 1993 Former clubs: Saba Qom, Shensa-ye Tehran, Shahrdari Sari Date of Birth: April 19, 1992 - Babol

Former Clubs: Mes Kerman Iran U17, Iran U20, Iran U23 Position: Defender Date of Birth: March 21, 1990 - Tehran Former Clubs: Saipa, Esteghlal Position: Defender, Midfielder Former clubs: Esteghlal Weight: 80 Kg Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri Date of Birth: September 29, 1993 - Tehran Club: Persepolis Club: Al-Rayyan - Qatar

Saeid Ezatolahi Position: Defender Weight: 78 Kg Mehrdad Mohammadi Date of Birth: August 11, 1993 Date of Birth: May 14, 1989 Height: 1.78 m Date of Birth: April 19, 1992 - Babol Club: Persepolis Position: Defender Former clubs: Paykan Mehdi Taremi Club: Saipa FIFA Player Statistics Omid Noorafkan Weight: 80 Kg Former clubs: Rah Ahan. Date of Birth: May 18, 1989 - Tehran In the fourth round, Iran was drawn with South Korea, Qatar, Uzbekistan and Lebanon in their group. Former clubs: Saba Qom, Shensa-ye Tehran, Shahrdari Sari Club: Saipa Weight: 72 Kg Height: 1.81 m Club: Sepahan Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri Former clubs: Paykan, Sepahan 2020, Mohammad Mohebi Club: FC Terek Grozny Former Clubs: Limhamn Bunkeflo, Trelleborgs, Syrianska

Club: FC Rostov Height: 1.79 m Omid Noorafkan Date of Birth: October 5, 1996 - Qazvin Height: 176 cm Height: 1.83 m Damash Tehran, Parag, Niroo Zamini Date of Birth: March 10, 1996 Date of Birth: February 27, 1992 - Mashhad Date of Birth: October 1, 1996 - Bandar-e Anzali Place of Birth: Bandar-e Mahshahr Club: Esteghlal Club: Sepahan

Date of Birth: September 10, 1994 - Eshtehard Height: 1.87 m Weight: 74 Kg Date of Birth: February 1, 1993 - Azadshahr

Height: 1.83 m Former clubs: Iranjavan, Shahin Bushehr Weight: 82 Kg Former clubs: Esteghlal Former clubs: Esteghlal Mehdi Torabi Weight: 78 Kg Position: Defender Date of Birth: February 27, 1992 - Mashhad Club: Esteghlal FIFA Player Statistics Payam Niazmand Mohammad Mohebi Former clubs: Paykan, Sepahan Date of Birth: September 29, 1993 - Tehran Position: Defender Position: Striker Weight: 79 Kg Position: Forward Allahyar Sayyadmanesh Position: Defender Position: Goalkeeper Former clubs: Height: 176 cm Date of Birth: April 9, 1997 - Rey Payam Niazmand Weight: 68 Kg Ali Gholizadeh Omid Noorafkan

Roozbeh Cheshmi Date of Birth: February 27, 1992 - Mashhad [113] However, FIFA condemned the move and wrote to Iranian Football Federation in June 2019. Weight: Kg FIFA Player Statistics Club: Esteghlal Position: Forward Height: 1.91m Weight: 78 Kg Former clubs: Persepolis, Naft Tehran Position: Defender Former clubs: Shahin Bushehr National Team Player: Iran U20, Iran U23 [42] Iran was eliminated from the tournament in their next game, a 31 defeat to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Morteza Pouraliganji Date of Birth: June 29, 2001 - Amol Ramin Rezaeian Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri Iran U17, Iran U20, Iran U23 Date of Birth: July 18, 1992 - Bushehr Position: Goalkeeper IRIFF appointed Amir Ghalenoei as head coach of the Iran national football team on 17 July 2006 to succeed Branko Ivankovi. Height: 1.78m Former clubs: Rah Ahan. Place of Birth: Jirandeh, Gilan, FIFA Player Statistics

Former Clubs: NEC Nijmegen (NED), Damesh Tehran, Damesh Gilan Club: Rah Ahan Height: 1.88 m Club: Esteghlal Weight: 76 Kg Position: Midfielder

Morteza Pouraliganji Height: 1.83 m Club: Al-Rayyan - Qatar Club: Al-Arabi Date of Birth: April 3, 1990 - Ardabil Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri Omid Noorafkan Height: 1.83 m Position: Forward Club: Esteghlal Date of Birth: March 10, 1996 Weight: 80 Kg Weight: 74 Kg National Team Player: Iran U20, Iran U23 FIFA Player Statistics Weight: 65 Kg. Date of Birth: May 18, 1989 - Tehran Position: Midfielder/Forward Height: 1.87 m Payam Niazmand Position: Defender Height: 1.83 m Morteza Pouraliganji Weight: 75 Kg Position: Midfielder Position: Defender Former clubs: Saba Qom, Shensa-ye Tehran, Shahrdari Sari Club: Saipa Date of Birth: March 21, 1990 - Tehran Another dead cert is Alireza Beiranvand, Iran's first-choice goalkeeper. Date of Birth: September 10, 1994 - Eshtehard Club: Trabzonspor - Turkey Former clubs: Esteghlal Club: Royal Antwerp - Belgium National Team Player: 2010-2012 Under-20 [41] In their next match, Iran was defeated by Argentina 10 with a late goal from Lionel Messi and received praise after holding Argentina for 90 minutes while creating some attacking opportunities of their own. Date of Birth: December 20, 1998 - Bushehr Date of Birth: September 29, 1993 - Tehran Former clubs: Rah Ahan, Sepahan Former clubs: Rah Ahan, Sepahan Weight: 80 Kg Former clubs: Saba Qom, Shensa-ye Tehran, Shahrdari Sari Date of Birth: September 6, 1993 Iran won against Bahrain 42 to finish third place in the tournament. Height: 1.83 m Former clubs: Esteghlal Club: Trabzonspor - Turkey Former clubs: Saba Qom, Shensa-ye Tehran, Shahrdari Sari BA1 1UA. Ali Gholizadeh Club: Persepolis Ramin Rezaeian Position: Goalkeeper

Mehdi Taremi Date of Birth: May 18, 1989 - Tehran In the middle of the fourth round, Ali Daei was let go from his position as the Iranian national coach on 29 March 2009. Alireza Jahanbakhsh Date of Birth: February 27, 1992 - Mashhad Ahmad Nourollahi Date of Birth: September 16, 1987 - Neka Weight: 78 Kg Date of Birth: September 29, 1993 - Tehran [17], Iran played against Germany in the third game. Alireza Jahanbakhsh FIFA Player Statistics Date of Birth: June 29, 2001 - Amol Height: 1.92m Weight: 78 Kg

Shoja' Khalilzadeh Weight: 75 Kg Club: Sepahan Height: 1.85 m Weight: 80 Kg Weight: 72 Kg Former clubs: Paykan Mohammad Naderi Club: AEK Athens Height: 1.91 m

Weight: 82 Kg Hossein Kanaanizadegan FIFA Player Statistics Height: 1.78m Date of Birth: June 29, 2001 - Amol Weight: 78 Kg Former clubs: Paykan, Persepolis Weight: 82 Kg Date of Birth: April 9, 1997 - Rey Date of Birth: September 10, 1994 - Eshtehard Date of Birth: July 18, 1992 - Bushehr Saman Ghoddos Position: Goalkeeper Majid Hosseini Former clubs: Position: Defender Arsenal report: Gunners must do one thing before signing Youri Tielemans, Chelsea report: Blues take step closer to completing third senior signing of summer, FIFA 23: 250 wonderkids we expect in the game, Football Manager 2023: The 300 best FM23 wonderkids we predict for this year, Blackburn sign full-back Callum Brittain from Barnsley on four-year contract, Subscribe to the Worlds #1 football magazine, Try a single issue or save on a subscription, Issues delivered straight to your door or device. Damash Tehran, Parag, Niroo Zamini Date of Birth: April 6, 1995 - Tehran Ahmad Nourollahi Alireza Jahanbakhsh Former clubs: Iranjavan, Shahin Bushehr Ali Gholizadeh Mohammad Mohebi Ramin Rezaeian Height: 1.78 m Position: Goalkeeper Iran Squad - November 12. Position: Defender Date of Birth: July 18, 1992 - Bushehr Position: Forward Date of Birth: September 22, 1992- Khorram Abad Height: 1.85 m Date of Birth: April 19, 1992 - Babol Weight: 80 Kg Omid Noorafkan The game was lost 20. Date of Birth: April 19, 1992 - Babol Date of Birth: June 20, 1996 - Karaj Height: 1.91 m Club: Zorya Luhansk - Ukraine Weight: 80 Kg Weight: 84 Kg National Team Player: Iran U20, Iran U23 This page displays a detailed overview of the club's current squad. Position: Defender The federation in their letter gave deadline to uplift the restrictions and let women enter the stadiums. Weight: 80 Kg. Club: Al-Rayyan - Qatar Weight: 65 Kg. Height: 1.85 m National Team Player: Iran U20, Iran U23 Weight: 79 Kg Former clubs: Saipa, Persepolis Club: FC Rostov Place of Birth: Bandar-e Mahshahr Position: Midfielder/Forward Date of Birth: October 1, 1996 - Bandar-e Anzali Former clubs: Esteghlal, Saipa, Rah Ahan Height: 1.86 m Position: Defender Date of Birth: July 5, 1986 - Tehran Siavash Yazdani Club: Zob Ahan Date of Birth: April 6, 1995 - Tehran Milad Mohammadi Height: 176 cm

Height: 1.88 m Position: Midfielder Former clubs: Saipa Position: Goalkeeper Weight: 84 Kg Position: Forward Weight: 78 Kg Club: Persepolis Position: Goalkeeper Ehsan Haj Safi Ahmad Nourollahi Date of Birth: June 29, 2001 - Amol Height: 1.94 m Club: Saipa Sardar Azmoun Weight: 78 Kg Club: Esteghlal Ahmad Nourollahi Position: Forward Height: 1.76m Club: Saipa Height: 1.76 m [39] Prior to the tournament, they founded the Central Asian Football Association.

Former clubs: Saipa Hossein Kanaanizadegan Club: AEK Athens National Team Player: Iran U20, Iran U23

Weight: 78 Kg Height: 1.87 m Position: Midfielder Date of Birth: December 20, 1998 - Bushehr Club: Charleroi Club: stersunds FK Former Clubs: Mes Kerman Club: Sepahan Weight: 84 Kg

Date of Birth: April 9, 1997 - Rey Weight: 79 Kg Weight: 79 Kg Date of Birth: September 6, 1993 Damash Tehran, Parag, Niroo Zamini Siavash Yazdani Allahyar Sayyadmanesh Weight: 79 Kg Milad Mohammadi Former Clubs: Limhamn Bunkeflo, Trelleborgs, Syrianska The two losses meant Iran was eliminated from the competition before their third and final game against Angola. FIFA Player Statistics Height: 1.86 m Height: 1.94 m Date of Birth: May 14, 1989 Club:Shenzhen - China Position: Goalkeeper Damash Tehran, Parag, Niroo Zamini Height: 1.78 m Weight: 84 Kg Date of Birth: June 29, 2001 - Amol Height: 1.83 m Date of Birth: October 5, 1996 - Qazvin Position: Goalkeeper Club: Esteghlal Position: Midfielder Date of Birth: September 29, 1993 - Tehran Height: 1.94 m Shoja' Khalilzadeh Height: 1.68 m Weight: 76 Kg Weight: 76 Kg Majid Hosseini [29] As of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, some of the above players have played again for the national team notably Javad Nekounam, Masoud Shojaei, Mehdi Mahdavikia and Ali Karimi. Former clubs: Saipa, Persepolis Height: 1.79 m Position: Forward Date of Birth: September 22, 1992- Khorram Abad Former clubs: Esteghlal Date of Birth: July 18, 1992 - Bushehr Former clubs: Paykan, Persepolis Iran leads the series with 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses. Position: Defender

Height: 1.85 m Former clubs: Iranjavan, Shahin Bushehr Weight: 74 Kg Date of Birth: September 29, 1993 - Tehran Date of Birth: Jul 24, 1993 - Tehran Former clubs: Shahin Bushehr Club: Saipa Club: Brighton & Hove Albion Club: FC Porto - Portugal Position: Defender Height: 1.85 m Former clubs: Persepolis, Iranjavan, Shahin Bushehr Club: stersunds FK Date of Birth: February 27, 1992 - Mashhad Height: 1.91m Shoja' Khalilzadeh Former clubs: Paykan, Sepahan Mehdi Torabi Date of Birth: February 27, 1992 - Mashhad Club: Persepolis Date of Birth: July 18, 1992 - Bushehr Height: 1.88 m Position: Defender Weight: 76 Kg Weight: 72 Kg Allahyar Sayyadmanesh Weight: 84 Kg Weight: 80 Kg. Club: Sepahan Club: Brighton & Hove Albion Position: Striker Date of Birth: February 27, 1992 - Mashhad Former clubs: Shahin Bushehr Date of Birth: April 9, 1997 - Rey Height: 176 cm Date of Birth: June 29, 2001 - Amol Iran Squad - November 12. Position: Forward

Position: Striker Height: 1.83 m Club: FC Porto - Portugal FIFA Player Statistics Weight: 78 Kg Date of Birth: February 27, 1992 - Mashhad Weight: 80 Kg Mohammad Mohebi Damash Tehran, Parag, Niroo Zamini Weight: 78 Kg Ramin Rezaeian FIFA Player Statistics Club: Trabzonspor - Turkey Position: Forward Position: Defender, Midfielder Former clubs: Rah Ahan, Sepahan Place of Birth: Jirandeh, Gilan, Weight: 68 Kg Club:Shenzhen - China Weight: 78 Kg Former clubs: Rah Ahan. Former clubs: Fajr Sepasi, Esteghlal Ahvaz Position: Striker Date of Birth: May 14, 1989 Date of Birth: March 21, 1990 - Tehran

Weight: 80 Kg Position: Midfielder Ahmad Nourollahi Thus, Iran became the third team that Queiroz has managed to qualify for the World Cup, having reached the 2002 edition with South Africa and the 2010 edition with Portugal, leading the latter to a knockout stage finish. Height: 1.85 m In quarter-final clash against South Korea, Iran won 43 in normal time. [11] Team Melli managed to surprise some in the footballing community[12] by securing one point in its first ever World Cup appearance against Scotland which saw Iraj Danaeifard cancel out an own goal scored by Andranik Eskandarian for the 11 draw. Weight: 82 Kg They have never before advanced beyond the group phase and will be hoping to make history this year. Height: 1.76m Position: Midfielder

Former clubs: Esteghlal Majid Hosseini Iran finished first in the group stage of the tournament but lost to South Korea in the quarter-finals. Height: 1.88 m Club: Esteghlal Ali Gholizadeh Former clubs: Saipa Height: 1.78 m Date of Birth: April 19, 1992 - Babol Height: 1.85 m Club: Trabzonspor - Turkey 2020, Omid Ebrahimi Date of Birth: September 10, 1994 - Eshtehard Place of Birth: Qaem Shahr Height: 1.83 m

Position: Goalkeeper Date of Birth: July 18, 1992 - Bushehr Former clubs: Esteghlal Damash Tehran, Parag, Niroo Zamini Club: Esteghlal Position: Defender, Midfielder Date of Birth: September 16, 1987 - Neka Mohammad Naderi Damash Tehran, Parag, Niroo Zamini Position: Striker Place of Birth: Qaem Shahr 2020, Allahyar Sayyadmanesh National Team Player: 2010-2012 Under-20 Club: FC Rostov Club: Esteghlal Club: Zob Ahan Date of Birth: February 27, 1992 - Mashhad Position: Forward FIFA Player Statistics Position: Defender Date of Birth: February 27, 1992 - Mashhad Weight: 80 Kg Former clubs: Persepolis, Iranjavan, Shahin Bushehr Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri Date of Birth: October 5, 1996 - Qazvin Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri Weight: 84 Kg Height: 1.83 m Weight: 80 Kg Date of Birth: July 18, 1992 - Bushehr Weight: 82 Kg Height: 1.83 m Position: Midfielder/Forward Weight: 74 Kg FIFA Player Statistics Club: Sepahan Position: Midfielder Former clubs: Saipa Former clubs: Saipa Mehdi Torabi Date of Birth: February 27, 1992 - Mashhad

Club: Sepahan Date of Birth: December 20, 1998 - Bushehr Iran Squad - November 12. Place of Birth: Bandar-e Mahshahr Position: Midfielder Date of Birth: June 29, 2001 - Amol Club: Tractor Place of Birth: Namin Position: Goalkeeper [30] Most removed them at half-time. Weight: 72 Kg Height: 1.87 m Position: Forward Height: 1.78 m Former Clubs: Saipa, Esteghlal Weight: 80 Kg Date of Birth: April 9, 1997 - Rey Ashkan Dejagah Omid Ebrahimi Club: Zorya Luhansk - Ukraine Bandar Abbas, Sepahan Position: Forward Position: Forward Date of Birth: July 18, 1992 - Bushehr Club: Zorya Luhansk - Ukraine Weight: 65 Kg. Payam Niazmand Place of Birth: Qaem Shahr National Team Player: 2010-2012 Under-20 Weight: 75 Kg Club: Al-Arabi Weight: 74 Kg Club:Shenzhen - China [103] All of their matches have been competitive and they have never played a friendly match. FIFA Player Statistics Weight: 74 Kg Weight: 82 Kg Weight: 76 Kg Date of Birth: July 18, 1992 - Bushehr Club: Esteghlal Club: Esteghlal Club: Trabzonspor - Turkey Position: Defender, Midfielder

Place of Birth: Namin

Former Clubs: Saipa, Esteghlal Former clubs: Iranjavan, Shahin Bushehr Former clubs: Rah Ahan. Club: Esteghlal Position: Forward Date of Birth: April 9, 1997 - Rey Club: Brighton & Hove Albion Mehdi Torabi Alireza Jahanbakhsh Siavash Yazdani Iran was the highest-ranked team to be seeded in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. Club: Zob Ahan Weight: 80 Kg Height: 1.78 m Height: 176 cm

2020, Omid Noorafkan

Weight: 72 Kg Date of Birth: April 19, 1992 - Babol Former clubs: Esteghlal Date of Birth: October 1, 1996 - Bandar-e Anzali Position: Forward Former clubs: Rah Ahan, Sepahan Place of Birth: Bandar-e Mahshahr Ramin Rezaeian Milad Mohammadi Position: Goalkeeper Weight: 79 Kg Height: 1.88 m Former Clubs: Saipa,

Height: 1.87 m Date of Birth: September 10, 1994 - Eshtehard Height: 1.88 m Position: Midfielder Hossein Kanaanizadegan Weight: 80 Kg Iran was able to gain all nine points in the group stage of the 2011 Asian Cup but after an extra time goal from South Korea, Iran was yet again unable to get to the semifinals of the competition. Former clubs: Saipa Both games finished undecided but Iran managed to qualify due to the away goals rule. Weight: 84 Kg Milad Mohammadi Damash Tehran, Parag, Niroo Zamini Date of Birth: October 5, 1996 - Qazvin Height: 1.75 m Club: Persepolis FIFA Player Statistics Former clubs: Rah Ahan. FourFourTwo is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Morteza Pouraliganji Weight: 74 Kg Weight: Kg Height: 1.88 m Former clubs: Esteghlal Position: Defender [111] Azadi Stadium is the 28th largest association football stadium in the world, 7th in Asia and 1st in West Asia. Height: 1.68 m Position: Defender Club:Shenzhen - China Weight: 79 Kg Height: 1.81 m Club: Esteghlal Between December 2014 until May 2018, Iran was the highest-ranked team in Asia, the longest continuous period of time that a team has held that distinction.[9]. Position: Defender, Midfielder Bandar Abbas, Sepahan Former clubs: Esteghlal Mehdi Taremi Club: Trabzonspor - Turkey Position: Striker Former clubs: Saipa, Persepolis Position: Defender Weight: 78 Kg The Iran World Cup 2022 squad starts shaping up from here, as Dragan Skocic looks ahead to Qatar. Payam Niazmand Weight: 72 Kg Date of Birth: April 19, 1992 - Babol Former clubs: Saba Qom, Shensa-ye Tehran, Shahrdari Sari Position: Midfielder Height: 1.91 m Club: Sepahan FC Majid Hosseini Club: Sepahan Place of Birth: Malm, Sweden Height: 1.86 m Height: 1.83 m Former clubs: Shahin Bushehr Height: 1.81 m The table below shows the history of kit supplier for the Iranian national football team. Please refresh the page and try again. Height: 1.91 m Former clubs: Esteghlal Date of Birth: April 6, 1995 - Tehran Position: Midfielder Weight: 78 Kg Club: FC Porto - Portugal Position: Midfielder Club: Sepahan Former clubs: Iranjavan, Shahin Bushehr Position: Goalkeeper Club: FC Rostov Height: 1.91 m Shoja' Khalilzadeh Position: Defender Payam Niazmand Weight: 82 Kg Date of Birth: February 1, 1993 - Azadshahr National Team Player: Iran U20, Iran U23 Club: Royal Antwerp - Belgium Weight: Kg Former clubs: Naft Tehran The deadline for confirming World Cup squads is October 20 - 30 days before the competition gets under way with Senegal vs Netherlands. Weight: 80 Kg. Former clubs: Saipa

Position: DefenderIran U-17, U-20, U-23 Weight: 76 Kg Position: Forward Club: Sepahan This will be Iran's sixth appearance at the World Cup. Club: FC Rostov Former Clubs: Mes Kerman Position: Midfielder Date of Birth: March 23, 1994 Height: 1.91 m Weight: 78 Kg Majid Hosseini Date of Birth: June 20, 1996 - Karaj Position: Midfielder National Team Player: 2010-2012 Under-20 Former Clubs: Saipa, FIFA Player Statistics Weight: 78 Kg Iran opened their tournament against Yemen slower and almost conceded a goal but after 10 minutes, Iran regained the ground and proved more dominant in certain aspects, thrashing Yemen 50. Weight: 78 Kg Former clubs: Paykan The newspaper Iran reported that Ali Karimi, Mehdi Mahdavikia, Hosein Kaebi and Vahid Hashemian had received life bans from the Iranian FA for the gesture. Height: 1.83 m Height: 1.83 m Former Clubs: Limhamn Bunkeflo, Trelleborgs, Syrianska Former clubs: Rah Ahan. Position: Defender Club: Sepahan Mehdi Torabi Date of Birth: September 10, 1994 - Eshtehard Date of Birth: September 10, 1994 - Eshtehard Saeid Ezatolahi Iran Squad - November 12. [68] In the quarter-finals against a defensive China, Iran outclassed the Chinese 30 to meet Japan in the semi-finals. Damash Tehran, Parag, Niroo Zamini Iran continued their winning streak, securing qualification to the 2015 Asian Cup months later as well. Position: Goalkeeper Date of Birth: September 29, 1993 - Tehran Position: Defender Iran Squad - November 12. Weight: 78 Kg Former clubs: Naft Tehran Former clubs: Paykan, Sepahan Iran finished second in this group. Mohammad Mohebi Mohammad Mohebi

[88][89] A more recently used nickname, due to the presence of the Asiatic cheetah on the 2014 World Cup jersey, is Youzpalangan which means "The Cheetahs".[90].

Mohammad Naderi Date of Birth: October 5, 1996 - Qazvin Height: 1.76m Date of Birth: April 6, 1995 - Tehran Club: Al-Arabi Iran U-20, Iran U-23 Position: Defender Mehdi Torabi Ehsan Haj Safi Former clubs: Paykan, Sepahan Former clubs: Former clubs: Saba Qom, Shensa-ye Tehran, Shahrdari Sari

During the final qualification match against South Korea, several Iranian players started the match wearing green armbands or wristbands, a symbol of protest at the outcome of the Iranian presidential election. Club: Sepahan Date of Birth: April 19, 1992 - Babol Weight: 74 Kg Height: 1.85 m Date of Birth: March 23, 1994 Weight: 84 Kg Place of Birth: Jirandeh, Gilan, Club: stersunds FK Position: Goalkeeper Club: Brighton & Hove Albion Position: Defender, Midfielder Siavash Yazdani FIFA Player Statistics Date of Birth: May 14, 1989 Height: 1.83 m Date of Birth: March 10, 1996 body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox table{display:table}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox caption{display:table-caption}, Iran national football team (Persian: , romanized:Tm-e Melli-e Ftbl-e Mardn-e rn), recognised by FIFA as IR Iran,[8] represents Iran in international football and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran[bettersourceneeded] (FFIRI). Mohammad Mohebi Height: 1.86 m Position: Forward Club: Persepolis Weight: 84 Kg Mehdi Torabi Club: Al-Arabi Former clubs: Persepolis, Iranjavan, Shahin Bushehr

Iran drew 11 with Angola on 21 June 2006, Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh scoring the Iran goal. Date of Birth: October 5, 1996 - Qazvin Club: Brighton & Hove Albion Place of Birth: Qaem Shahr Weight: 80 Kg Club: Esteghlal Former clubs: Malavan, Atltico Madrid C Club: Sepahan Ahmad Nourollahi

Milad Mohammadi Club: Brighton & Hove Albion Club:Shenzhen - China FIFA Player Statistics [101] The game has been ranked 9th in Bleacher Report's "International Football's 10 Most Politically-Charged Football Rivalries"[102] and 8th in Goal.com's "Football's 10 Greatest International Rivalries". Height: 1.85 m Club: Al-Rayyan - Qatar Club: Zorya Luhansk - Ukraine Position: Defender Club: AEK Athens Date of Birth: July 18, 1992 - Bushehr Former clubs: Esteghlal Height: 1.94 m Former clubs: Naft Tehran Weight: 79 Kg Date of Birth: June 29, 2001 - Amol Shoja' Khalilzadeh Former clubs: Naft Tehran Iran Squad - November 12. Former clubs: Iranjavan, Shahin Bushehr Former clubs: Bank Melli, Sh. Hossein Kanaanizadegan [13], After the 1979 Revolution, football was somewhat neglected and cast aside. Former clubs: Saipa Ahmad Nourollahi Place of Birth: Bandar-e Mahshahr FIFA Player Statistics Date of Birth: September 29, 1993 - Tehran Position: Defender Height: 1.90 m Weight: 74 Kg Saeid Ezatolahi Weight: 79 Kg Height: 1.91m Ahmad Nourollahi [47][48] A defensive minded Iran then defeated Qatar 10 thanks to a Sardar Azmoun goal before defeating UAE by the same scoreline to reach the top of their group.