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2018 FIFA World Cup Russia  

Team Melli List for Russia

Tehran Times - Carlos Queiroz has named a 35-man provisional Iran squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia.

Iran have been drawn in Group B of the 2018 World Cup along with Morocco, Spain and Portugal.

The Iran national football team will open the campaign with a match against Morocco at Saint Petersburg on June 15.

Team Melli, meanwhile, face Spain in Kazan on 20 June before meeting Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal in Saransk five days later.

The matches of the 2018 World Cup will be held between June 14 and July 15 at 12 stadiums.

Goalkeepers:

Alireza Beiranvand (Persepolis / Iran)

Seyed Hossein Hosseini (Esteghlal / Iran)

Rashid Mazaheri (Zob Ahan / Iran)

Amir Abedzadeh (Marítimo / Liga NOS)

Defenders:

Ramin Rezaeian (KV Oostende / Belgian First Division A)

Voria Ghafouri (Esteghlal / Iran)

Steven Beitashour (Los Angeles FC / MLS)

Seyed Jalal Hosseini (Persepolis / Iran)

Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh (Padideh / Iran)

Morteza Pouraliganji (Al Saad / Qatar stars League)

Mohammad Ansari (Persepolis / Iran)

Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal / Iran)

Seyed Majid Hosseini (Esteghlal / Iran)

Milad Mohammadi (Akhmat Grozny / Russian Premier League)

Nour Omid Bevel (Esteghlal / Iran)

Saeid Aghaei (Sepahan / Iran)

Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal / Iran)

Midfielders:

Saeid Ezatolahi (Amkar Perm / Russian Premier League)

Masoud Shojaei (AEK Athenes / Superleague Greece)

Ahmad Abdolahzadeh (Foolad / Iran)

Saman Ghoddos (Ostersunds FK / Allsvenskan)

Mehdi Torabi (Saipa / Iran)

Ashkan Dejagah (Notthingham Forest / Championship)

Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal / Iran)

Ehsan Hajsafi (Olympiakos / Superleague Greece)

Ali Karimi (Sepahan / Iran)

Soroush Rafiei (Al-Khor / Qatar stars League)

Ali Gholizadeh (Saipa / Iran)

Vahid Amiri (Persepolis / Iran)

Strikers:

Alireza Jahanbakhsh (AZ / Eredivisie)

Karim Ansarifard (Olympiakos / Superleague Greece)

Mahdi Taremi (Al-Gharafa Sports Club / Qatar Stars League)

Sardar Azmoun (Rubin Kazan / Russian Premier League)

Reza Ghoochannejhad (Heerenveen / Eredivisie)

Kaveh Rezaei (Charleroi / Belgian First Division A)