Carlos Queiroz announced the name of 23 players for the upcoming two matches vs. Guam and India.
The exciting change in the team is the introduction of 3 younger players to supplement the fresh look team that the Portuguese coach selected after the Asian Cup 2015. The average age of the team significantly dropped to 25 years.
The 3 new players are Omid AliShah (Persepolis) Mohammadreza Akhbari (Tractorsazi) and Mehrdad Ghanbari (Zob Ahan). Team Melli squad has 8 legionnaire plyers while 15 of them play their football in the domestic league.
The major absentees are Karim Ansarifard and Masoud Shojaei both of whom have suffered major decline in their forms. Reza Ghoochannejad is also absent due to injury.
THE SQUAD
| 1. | ALISHAH, Omid |
| 2. | AMIRI, Vahid |
| 3. | AKHBARI, Mohammadreza |
| 4. | AZMOUN, Sardar |
| 5. | BIRANVAND, Alireza |
| 6. | DEJAGAH, Ashkan |
| 7. | EBRAHIMI, Omid |
| 8. | EZZATOLLAHI, Saeid |
| 9. | GHAFOORI, Vourya |
| 10. | GHANBARI, Mehrdad |
| 11. | HAGHIGHI, Alireza |
| 12. | HAJSAFY, Ehsan |
| 13 | HEYDARI, Khosrow |
| 14 | HOSSEINI, Jalal |
| 15 | JAHANBAKHSH, AliReza |
| 16 | KANANI, Mohammad Hossein |
| 17 | MOHAMMADI, Milad |
| 18 | MONTAZERI, Pejman |
| 19 | POURALIGANJI, Morteza |
| 20 | REZAEIAN, Ramin |
| 21 | TAREMI, Mehdi |
| 22 | TEYMOURIAN, Andranik |
| 23 | TORABI, Mehdi |