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 (105 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 — 11 players have 50+ caps, and the squad carries 1170 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 Tractor S.C. · 86 caps

Payam Niazmand Persepolis F.C. · 15 caps

Hossein Hosseini Sepahan S.C. · 13 caps

Defenders 9

Saleh Hardani Esteghlal F.C. · 18 caps

Ehsan Hajsafi Sepahan S.C. · 146 caps

Shojae Khalilzadeh Tractor S.C. · 58 caps

Milad Mohammadi Persepolis F.C. · 76 caps

Hossein Kanaanizadegan Persepolis F.C. · 65 caps

Arya Yousefi Sepahan S.C. · 14 caps

Ali Nemati Foolad F.C. · 18 caps

Ramin Rezaeian Foolad F.C. · 74 caps

Danial Eiri Malavan F.C.

Midfielders 8

Saeid Ezatolahi Shabab Al Ahli Club · 83 caps

Alireza Jahanbakhsh FCV Dender EH · 99 caps

Mohammad Mohebi FC Rostov · 37 caps

Saman Ghoddos Kalba FC · 68 caps

Rouzbeh Cheshmi Esteghlal F.C. · 40 caps

Mahdi Torabi Tractor S.C. · 52 caps

Mohammad Ghorbani Al Wahda FC · 16 caps

Amirmohammad Razzaghinia Esteghlal F.C. · 4 caps

Forwards 6

Mehdi Taremi Olympiacos F.C. · 105 caps

Mehdi Ghayedi Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) · 30 caps

Ali Alipour Persepolis F.C. · 14 caps

Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh Tractor S.C. · 18 caps

Shahriyar Moghanlou Kalba FC · 21 caps

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