FIFA World Cup 2022: Iran WC Squad, Fixtures & Schedule, Coach, Captain and Vice-Captain, Upcoming Matches, Playing XI
Iran WC 2022 Squad: Iran announced their 26-man squad for the FIFA WC 2022 to be played in Qatar, which marks their 6th appearance in the competition.
Iran World Cup 2022 Squad
Ehsan Hajsafi is the captain for Iran’s FIFA WC 2022 campaign. This is his 3rd successive FIFA WC and 1st as captain.
Iran’s 26-man squad are as follows:
Goalkeepers: Alireza Beiranvand, Amir Abedzadeh, Seyed Hossein Hosseini and Payam Niazmand
Defenders: Ehsan Hajsafi (C), Morteza Pouraliganji, Ramin Rezaeien, Milad Mohammadi, Hossein Kannanizadegan, Shojae Khalilzadeh, Sadegh Moharrami, Rouzbeh Cheshmi, Majid Hosseini and Abolfazl Jalali
Midfielders: Ahmad Noorollahi, Saman Ghoddos, Vahid Amiri, Saeid Ezatolahi, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Mehdi Torabi, Ali Gholizadeh and Ali Karimi
Forwards: Karim Ansarifard, Sardar Azmoun and Mehdi Taremi
🇮🇷 CONVOCATORIA IRÁN 🇮🇷
⭐ JUGADORES CLAVE ⭐
– Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Feyenoord)
– Sardar Azmoun (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)
– Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto)⚔️ Lucharán por superar por primera vez en su historia la fase de grupos.
🤔¿Hasta dónde llegarán los Príncipes de Persia? pic.twitter.com/DNNPPCNwAb
— Estadio Icónico (@estadioiconico) November 13, 2022
Fixtures
Iran are pitted against England, USA and Wales in Group B. Their fixtures are:
21st November: England vs Iran (06:30 PM IST), Khalifa International Stadium
25th November: Wales vs Iran (03:30 PM IST), Ahmed bin Ali Stadium
30th November: Iran vs USA (12:30 AM IST), Al Thumama Stadium
🇮🇷 Iran Scout
🏆 Best moment: The penalty save against Ronaldo in 2018.
📥 Verdict: Our star player, Mehdi Taremi, is banging in goals for Porto in the league and Champions League. This is our golden generation & we’re being wildly underestimated going into this tournament. pic.twitter.com/s2slqnsF2L
— Andy’s Football Tips (@AndyRobsonTips) November 13, 2022
Iran poses a wide variety of experience in attack and mid-field with the likes of Taremi, Ansarifard, Azmoun and Jahanbakhsh holding fort.
Given the nature of this time’s World Cup being mid-season, we can expect surprises as all teams are returning from a partly played domestic season.
A win or two early on for them could see them have the required spark and energy to ensure progress.
They lack match-winning experience in terms of titles but a chance to play at the World Stage is where they aspire to be.
