The FFIRI announced the list of 24 players who will be assembled in preparation for Team Melli for the FIFA Day matches against Bulgaria and Angola.

The list includes several key players including the team’s top scorer Sardar Azmoun who is still recovering from injury and not 100% fit plus the fact that he has joined AS Roma on loan and needs time to meet and train with his new teammates.

Majid Hosseini, Omid Nourafkan, and Mohammad Karimi are also on the injury list and will not feature in the squad for the two matches.

Hossein Kananizadegan is omitted from the squad as a result of his petulant and childish act last time Team Melli played when he refused to leave the field and sat on the ground despite being red-carded.

There are called for three newbies Mohammadreza Akhbari and Alireza Alizadeh , both from Gol Gohar Sirjan and Mohammad Daneshgar from Sepahan.   

Alireza Beiranvand

Persepolis
Goalkeeper
Age: 30 
Caps: 57
Goals: 0

Payam Niazmand

Sepahan
Goalkeeper
Age: 28 
Caps: 4
Goals: 0

Mohammadreza Akhbari

Gol Gohar Sirjan
Goalkeeper
Age: 30 
Caps: 57
Goals: 0

Ramin REZAEIAN

Sepahan
Defender
Age: 28 
Caps: 53
Goals: 4

Morteza POURALIGANJI

Persepolis
Defender
Age: 31
Caps: 51
Goals: 3

Ehsan HAJSAFI

AEK Athens (GRE)
Defender
Age: 33
Caps: 127
Goals: 7

MOAHAMMAD DANESHGAR

Sepahan
Defender
Age: 29
Caps: 0
Goals: 0

Sadegh MOHARRAMI

Dinamo Zagreb(CRO) Defender
Age: 27
Caps: 23
Goals: 0

Rouzbeh CHESHMI

Esteghlal
Defender
Age: 29
Caps: 25
Goals: 2

Milad Mohammadi

AEK Athens (GRE)
Defender
Age: 30
Caps: 48
Goals: 1

Milad SARLAK

Persepolis 
Midfield
Age: 28
Caps: 12
Goals: 0

Ahmad Nourollahi

Shabab Al-Ahli (UAE)
Midfield
Age:30
Caps: 28
Goals: 3

Hossein Moradmand

Esteghlal
Defender
Age: 29
Caps: 25
Goals: 2

Ali Karimi

Kayserispor (TUR)
Midfield
Age: 29
Caps: 16
Goals: 0

Ali Alizadeh

Gol Gohar Sirjan
Midfield
Age: 30
Caps: 0
Goals: 0

Mehdi TORABI

Persepolis
Midfielder
Age: 40
Caps: 42
Goals: 7

Vahid AMIRI

Persepolis
Defender
Age: 35
Caps: 71
Goals: 3

Saeid EZZATOLLAHI

Vejle Boldklub(DEN)
Midfielder
Age: 26
Caps: 53
Goals: 1

Saman Ghoddos

Free Agent
Midfielder
Age: 29
Caps: 24
Goals: 2

Reza Asadi

Tractor
Forward
Age: 27
Caps: 1
Goals: 45

Mohammad MOHEBI

FC Rostov (RUS)
Forward
Age: 24
Caps: 8
Goals: 3

Shahriyar MOGHANLOU

Sepahan
Forward
Age: 28
Caps: 2
Goals: 0

Mehdi Taremi

Porto (POR)
Forward
Age: 30
Caps: 68
Goals: 39

AliReza JAHANBAKHSH

Feyenoord (NED)
Forward
Age: 29
Caps: 69
Goals: 14