Team Melli squad left Tehran on Wednesday evening enroute to Hong Kong via Dubai airport.

Top scorer and forward, Mehdi Taremi was left out due to an injury. After a check by the medical staff of the team, it was decided that Taremi will be better off recovering from a knee injury he has sustained in a recent match in the Portuguese league.

Yesterday, Ashkan Dejagah was added to the squad and hence the 23 players quota is complete for the Team.

Iran will play Hong Kong on 10th September in the 40,000 capacity Hong Kong Stadium in Group C of the Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.