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IR Iran Squad For World Cup Qatar
Who are the IR Iran Squad ? Iran national football team , recognised by FIFA as IR Iran,represents Iran in international football and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI). Between December 2014 until May 2018, Iran was the highest-ranked team in Asia, the longest continuous period of time that a team has held that distinction.
At the continental level, Iran has won three Asian Cup championships in 1968, 1972 and 1976. The nation’s best performance at the Olympics was reaching the quarterfinals at the 1976 Montreal Games. At the FIFA World Cup, Iran have qualified six times (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018 and 2022) and have never progressed beyond the group stages; they have won only two matches: against the United States in 1998 and Morocco in 2018.
Nickname(s) : Team Melli (Persian: تیم ملی)
other nicknames
Association : Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation : CAFA (Central Asia)
Head coach : Dragan Skočić
Captain : Ehsan Hajsafi
Most caps : Javad Nekounam (151)
Top scorer : Ali Daei (109)
Home stadium : Azadi Stadium
FIFA code : IRN
Which Group Does IR Iran Fall Under the World Cup 2022?
IR Iran fall under Group B of the 2022 World Cup Qatar …Thus IR Iran will be playing against England , USA and European Play-off during the Group Stage.
Group B match schedule
| Date | Match | Time (ET) | Stadium |
| Mon, Nov. 21 | England vs. Iran | 8 a.m. | Khalifa Int’l |
| Mon, Nov. 21 | USA vs. WAL/UKR/SCO | 2 p.m. | Ahmad Bin Ali |
| Fri, Nov. 25 | WAL/UKR/SCO vs. Iran | 5 a.m. | Ahmad Bin Ali |
| Fri, Nov. 25 | England vs. USA | 2 p.m. | Al Bayt |
| Tues, Nov. 29 | WAL/UKR/SCO vs. England | 2 p.m. | Ahmad Bin Ali |
| Tues, Nov. 29 | Iran vs. USA | 2 p.m. | Al Thumama |
IR Iran Squad 2022
| Name | Position | Age | Club |
| Alireza Beiranvand | Goalkeeper | 29 | Boavista |
| Amir Abedzadeh | Goalkeeper | 28 | SD Ponferradina |
| Hossein Hosseini | Goalkeeper | 29 | Esteghlal F.C. |
| Majid Hosseini | Centre-Back | 25 | Kayserispor |
| Hossein Kanaani | Centre-Back | 28 | Al Ahli |
| Morteza Pouraliganji | Centre-Back | 29 | Shenzhen F.C. |
| Aref Gholami | Centre-Back | 24 | Esteghlal F.C. |
| Farshad Faraji | Centre-Back | 27 | Persepolis F.C. |
| Shoja Khalilzadeh | Centre-Back | 32 | Al-Rayyan |
| Milad Mohammadi | Left-Back | 28 | AEK Athens |
| Ehsan Hajsafi | Left-Back | 32 | AEK Athens F.C. |
| Omid Noorafkan | Left-Back | 24 | Sepahan |
| Sadegh Moharrami | Right-Back | 26 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb |
| Danial Esmaeilifar | Right-Back | 29 | Sepahan S.C. |
| Milad Sarlak | Defensive Midfield | 27 | Persepolis F.C. |
| Saeid Ezatolahi | Defensive Midfield | 25 | Al-Gharafa |
| Kamal Kamyabinia | Defensive Midfield | 33 | Persepolis F.C. |
| Ahmad Nourollahi | Central Midfield | 29 | Shabab Al Ahli |
| Mehdi Mehdipour | Central Midfield | 27 | Esteghlal F.C. |
| Saman Ghoddos | Attacking Midfield | 28 | Brentford F.C. |
| Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh | Attacking Midfield | 21 | Esteghlal |
| Mehdi Torabi | Left Winger | 27 | Persepolis |
| Vahid Amiri | Left Winger | 34 | Persepolis F.C. |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | Right Winger | 28 | Feyenoord |
| Ali Gholizadeh | Right Winger | 26 | Charleroi |
| Sardar Azmoun | Centre-Forward | 27 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Mehdi Taremi | Centre-Forward | 29 | Porto |
| Allahyar Sayyadmanesh | Centre-Forward | 20 | Hull City |
| Karim Ansarifard | Centre-Forward | 32 | AEK Athens |
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