Iran

Iran World Cup 2026 Squad Provisional

26-man squad · Coach: Amir Ghalenoei
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The Iran squad for the 2026 World Cup is a provisional list of 26 players. Head coach Amir Ghalenoei will lead them into the tournament.

The headline names include Ehsan Hajsafi (146 caps) of Sepahan, Mehdi Taremi (106 caps) of Olympiacos and Alireza Jahanbakhsh (99 caps) of FCV Dender EH.

The squad is built from 3 goalkeepers, 9 defenders, 8 midfielders and 6 forwards.

Experience-wise this is a deeply experienced group, with 11 players on 50+ caps, and the squad carries 1171 international appearances between them, led by Ehsan Hajsafi on 146.

Our model prices up each Iran match as it comes. Head to the World Cup hub for predictions and value. Note this is a provisional list, the final 26 may differ once Iran confirm it.

Full squad

Goalkeepers 3
Alireza Beiranvand Alireza Beiranvand Tractor S.C. · 86 caps
Payam Niazmand Payam Niazmand Persepolis F.C. · 15 caps
Hossein Hosseini Hossein Hosseini Sepahan S.C. · 13 caps
Defenders 9
Saleh Hardani Saleh Hardani Esteghlal F.C. · 18 caps
Ehsan Hajsafi Sepahan S.C. · 146 caps
Shojae Khalilzadeh Shojae Khalilzadeh Tractor S.C. · 58 caps
Milad Mohammadi Milad Mohammadi Persepolis F.C. · 76 caps
Hossein Kanaanizadegan Persepolis F.C. · 65 caps
Arya Yousefi Arya Yousefi Sepahan S.C. · 14 caps
Ali Nemati Foolad F.C. · 18 caps
Ramin Rezaeian Ramin Rezaeian Foolad F.C. · 74 caps
Danial Eiri Malavan F.C.
Midfielders 8
Saeid Ezatolahi Saeid Ezatolahi Shabab Al Ahli Club · 83 caps
Alireza Jahanbakhsh Alireza Jahanbakhsh FCV Dender EH · 99 caps
Mohammad Mohebi Mohammad Mohebi FC Rostov · 37 caps
Saman Ghoddos Saman Ghoddos Kalba FC · 68 caps
Rouzbeh Cheshmi Rouzbeh Cheshmi Esteghlal F.C. · 40 caps
Mahdi Torabi Mahdi Torabi Tractor S.C. · 52 caps
Mohammad Ghorbani Mohammad Ghorbani Al Wahda FC · 16 caps
Amirmohammad Razzaghinia Esteghlal F.C. · 4 caps
Forwards 6
Mehdi Taremi Mehdi Taremi Olympiacos F.C. · 106 caps
Mehdi Ghayedi Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) · 30 caps
Ali Alipour Persepolis F.C. · 14 caps
Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh Tractor S.C. · 18 caps
Shahriyar Moghanlou Shahriyar Moghanlou Kalba FC · 21 caps
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