Iran national team's lineup against Uzbekistan announced

Iran national football team head coach Amir Ghalenoi has announced a 21-man squad for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Uzbekistan and the UAE.

Iran will host the UAE at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on March 20 and face Uzbekistan at the same stadium five days later.

Goalkeepers — Payam Niyazmand, Mohammad Khalife.
Defenders — Milad Mohammadi, Omid Nurafkan, Ali Nemati, Daniyal Iri, Hossein Kanoni, Amin Hazbavi, Arya Yousufi.
Midfielders — Mohammad Mohebbi, Mehdi Ghaedi, Saman Goddos, Said Izzatullahi, Mohammad Ghorbani, Sayed Mohammad Karimi, Alireza Jahonbakhsh, Ali Golizoda.
Forwarders — Mehdi Taremi, Javad Hosseinezhad, Ali Alipour, Sardar Azmoun.

The Persians are leading Group A with 16 points, 3 points ahead of Uzbekistan. The UAE is in 3rd place with 10 points.

The Iran-Uzbekistan clash will kick off on March 25 at 9:00 PM Tashkent time. Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”