Saman Ghoddos invited to Iran national football team
Iranian-Swedish midfielder Saman Ghoddos has been invited to Iran national football team.
Ghoddos is one of the 24 players called up by head coach Carlos Queiroz for Iran's last two matches in the final Asian qualifying round for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Team Melli will play South Korea in Seoul next Thursday and take on Syria five days later in Tehran.
Iran squad:
Goalkeepers: Alireza Beiranvand, Hamed Lak, Alireza Haghighi
Defenders: Vouria Ghafouri, Ramin Rezaeian, Jalal Hosseini, Morteza Pouraliganji, Milad Mohammadi, Mohammad Ansari, Saeid Aghaei, Rouzbeh Cheshmi
Midfielders: Ehsan Haji Safi, Omid Nourafkan, Ali Karimi Saeid Ezzatollahi, Saman Ghoddos, Ashkan Dejagah
Strikers: Vahid Amiri, Mehdi Taremi, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Mehdi Torabi, Reza Ghoochannejhad, Karim Ansarifard, Sardar Azmoun