Iran will make its 6th world cup appearance in 2022 as they qualified for the mega event after a wonderful gameplay. Although, Iran’s performance has not been extraordinary in the mega event so far. However, Iran is looking good for world cup 2022 while the possible squad players revealed.
Iran has played 18 matches in the qualifiers and won 14 out of them while faced defeat in 3 matches. One match ended without any result. In total, Iran post 49 goals against the opponents and emerged as tough contestant.
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Iran Squad For FIFA World Cup 2022
Iran has not announced the official squad details for FIFA world cup. However, the possible players list who will be the part of Iran team for world cup revealed. 23 players will travel to Qatar according to the latest updates from FIFA.
Here are those 23 players who will possibly represent Iran in the tournament. More players can be added to team on the basis of pandemic situation.
| No# | Players | Club | Age | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alireza Beiranvand | Boavista | 29 | GK |
| 12 | Hossein Hosseini | Esteghlal | 29 | GK |
| 22 | Amir Abedzadeh | Ponferradina | 29 | GK |
| 2 | Sadegh Moharrami | Dinamo Zagreb | 26 | DF |
| 4 | Aref Gholami | Esteghlal | 25 | DF |
| 5 | Milad Mohammadi | AEK Athens | 28 | DF |
| 13 | Hossein Kanaanizadegan | Al-Ahli | 28 | DF |
| 14 | Farshad Faraji | Persepolis | 28 | DF |
| 19 | Majid Hosseini | Kayserispor | 25 | DF |
| 21 | Omid Noorafkan | Sepahan | 25 | DF |
| 23 | Danial Esmaeilifar | Sepahan | 29 | DF |
| 3 | Ehsan Hajsafi | AEK Athens | 32 | MF |
| 6 | Saeid Ezatolahi | Al-Gharafa | 25 | MF |
| 7 | Alireza Jahanbakhsh | Feyenoord | 28 | MF |
| 8 | Ahmad Nourollahi | Shabab Al-Ahli | 29 | MF |
| 10 | Milad Sarlak | Persepolis | 27 | MF |
| 11 | Kamal Kamyabinia | Persepolis | 33 | MF |
| 15 | Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh | Esteghlal | 21 | MF |
| 16 | Mehdi Torabi | Persepolis | 27 | MF |
| 17 | Ali Gholizadeh | Charleroi | 26 | MF |
| 18 | Mehdi Mehdipour | Esteghlal | 28 | MF |
| 9 | Allahyar Sayyadmanesh | Hull City | 20 | FW |
| 20 | Sardar Azmoun | Bayer Leverkusen | 27 | FW |
This is not the official squad list of Iran for world cup 2022 taking place in Qatar. These players will possibly the part of Iran squad that will travel to Qatar.
Iran National Team Coach: Dragan Skočić
Dragan Skočić is the current coach of the Iran national team. He joined the team in 2020. Under his coaching, Iran’s performance has been really good as they won 15 matches out of the 17 games played. Moreover, Iran has also qualified for the 2022 world cup. Iran faced only one loss under the coaching of Skocic with win percentage above than 88.
Iran Possible Starting Lineup In 2022 World Cup
Ehsan Hajsafi, Mehdi Torabi and Milad Sarlak are the top football mid fielders who are also the part of Iran in the world cup. While, the defenders like Aref Gholami, and Milad Mohammadi are there to block the opponents punches and passing the ball to the mid fielders and even forwards to score a goal.
Match Schedule Of Iran
Iran will play three group matches against United States, England and UEFA Path A winners as it is placed in group B. Here is the detail of Iran’s match fixtures
| DATE | MATCH | VENUE |
|---|---|---|
| 21 November | England vs Iran | Khalifa Int’l Stadium |
| 25 November | UEFA Path A winners vs Iran | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium |
| 29 November | Iran vs United States | Al Thumama Stadium |
All these are the squad and possible lineup details of Iran for the world cup 2022 as the schedule and match dates announced. Further changes will be updated once the official details available.