A 23 man squad was announced by Carlos Queiroz for the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifiers against Qatar and China.

The most significant omission in th list is that of Ashkan Dejagah who is out of match practise due to an injury. The Wolfsburg midfielder has yet to feature for his club un the Bundesliga after the winter break.

Others who did not make the list are Mehdi Torabi, Morteza Tabrizi and  Masoud Hassanzadeh.

Team Melli will be leaving Tehran tomorrow Sunday on charter flight to Doha. After the match, the squad will be returning back to prepare for the china game.

List of 23 players