FIFA World Cup 2018 : Team Melli Final List

Team Melli final list for the FIFA World Cup 2018 Russia has been announced on the deadline date today.

There were various rumors that Jalal Hosseini and/or Veria Ghafouri will be included in the final list and two other defenders were heading out of the squad, but based on track record of Carlos Querioz , it was clear that he would not reverse his decision.

Carlos Queiroz announced his final list at the last hours of FIFA deadline, and only Ali Ghalizadeh was left out of the squad. Queiroz organized his team with 24 players so that if one of the players gets injured he can repalce him easily.

Following the release of the list, the coach sent a brief message to the soccer community saying “I would like to appreciate the efforts of all the players who helped the national team in the World Cup qualifying and preparation games, especially players such as Andranik Teymourian, Jalal Hosseini, Vouria Ghafouri , Kaveh Rezaie, Mohammad Ansari, Ali Karimi, Ezatollah Pourghaz, Saeed Aghaei and Sousha Makani , who have played a major role in qualifying Team Melli to the World Cup. ”

The 23 final players in the 2018 World Cup are as follows:

Persepolis

Jersey : 11

D.O.B: 02.Apr.88
Born: Darreh-ye Badam
Height: 191 cm
International Debut: Iraq 04.Jan.2015
Position: Forward- Midfield

Olympiacos CFP (GRC)

Jersey: 10

D.O.B: 03-Apr-90
Born: Ardabil
Height: 175 cm
International Debut: Iceland 10.Nov.09
Position: Forward
Age: 27

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Rubin Kazan(RUS)

Jersey: 20

D.O.B: 01-Jan-95
Born: Gonbad-e Kavus
Height: 185 cm
International Debut: Montenegro 26.May.14
Position: Forward
Age: 22

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Persepolis

Jersey: 1

D.O.B: 22.Sep.92
Born: Khorramabad
Height: 195 cm
International Debut: Iraq 04.Jan.15
Position: Goalkeeper
Age: 24

Esteghlal

Jersey: 4

D.O.B: 24.Jul.93
Born: Tehran
Height: 192 cm
International Debut: Korea Rep. 31.Aug.2017
Position: Defender
Age: 24

Nottingham Forest

Jersey: 21

D.O.B: 05.Jul.1986
Born: Tehran
Height: 181 cm
International Debut: Qatar 29.02.2012
Position: Midfield
Age: 31

Esteghlal

Jersey: 9

D.O.B: 16.Sep.1987
Born: Neka
Height: 177 cm
International Debut: Bahrain 12.Dec.12
Position: Midfield
Age: 29

Amkar Perm (RUS)

Jersey: 6

D.O.B: 01.Oct.1996
Born: Bandar Anzali
Height: 190 cm
International Debut: Uzbekistan 11.Jun.15
Position: Midfield

Saipa Alborz

Jersey: 24

D.O.B: 10.Mar.1996
Born: Namin
Height: 176 cm
International Debut: Sierra Leone 23.Mar.18
Position: Midfield
Age: 22

SC Heerenveen (NED)

Jersey: 16

D.O.B: 20-Sep-87
Born: Mashad
Height: 180 cm
International Debut: Korea Rep 16.Oct.12
Position: Forward
Age: 29

Olympiacos (GRC)

Jersey: 3

D.O.B: 25-Feb-90
Born: Kashan
Height: 168 cm
International Debut: Zambia 25.May.08
Position: Midfield /Defender

AZ Alkmaar (NED)

Jersey: 18

D.O.B: 08.Oct.93
Born: Jirandeh
Height: 180 cm
International Debut: Lebanon 19.Nov.13
Position: Midfield
Age: 23

Padidah

Jersey: 13

D.O.B: 11.May.91
Born: Tehran
Height: 184 cm
International Debut: Saudi Arabia 09.Dec.12
Position: Defender
Age: 26

Terek Grozny(RUS)

Jersey: 5

D.O.B: 29.Sep.93
Born: Tehran
Height: 178 cm
International Debut: Uzbekistan 11.Jun.2015
Position: Defender
Age: 23

Esteghlal

Jersey: 15

D.O.B: 09.Sep.83
Born: Abadan
Height: 186 cm
International Debut: China 19.Dec.08
Position: Defender
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Al Sadd (QAT)

Jersey: 8

D.O.B: 19.Apr.92
Born: Babol
Height: 185 cm
International Debut: Iraq 04.Jan.15
Position: Defender / Midfield
03.Sep.2015
Position: Forward
Age: 25