Carlos Queiroz Names Iran Squad for Oman, Japan Matches


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran coach Carlos Queiroz named a 25-man squad for the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Oman and a friendly match against Japan.

Team Melli will play Oman on October 8 and meet Japan in a friendly five days later.

Charlton Athletic striker Reza Ghoochannnejhad has not been invited due to injury.

Squad:
Goalkeepers: Alireza Haghighi, Alireza Beiranvand, Sousha Makani, Rashid Mazaheri

Defenders: Vouria Ghafouri, Ramin Rezaeian, Jalal Hosseini, Pejman Montazeri, Morteza Pouraliganji, Ezatollah Pourghaz, Hosseini Kanani, Meysam Majidi, Ehsan Hajsafi

Midfielders: Khosrow Heydari, Andranik Teymourian, Ashkan Dejagah, Saeid Ezatolahi, Omid Ebrahimi, Masoud Shojaei, Omid Alishah

Strikers: Sardar Azmoun, Mehdi Taremi, Vahid Amiri, Mehdi Torabi, Alireza Jahanbakhsh