Carlos Queiroz invites 28 players for Bolivia friendly

October 3, 2018 - 17:36

TEHRAN - Iran national football team head coach Carlos Queiroz has named his 28-man list for the friendly match against Bolivia.

Team Melli will play Bolivia on Oct. 16 in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium.

Iran will play the South American football team as part of preparation for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Team Melli have been drawn in Group D along with Yemen, Iraq and Vietnam.

The competition will be held in the UAE from January 5 to February 1.

Squad:
Goalkeepers:
Alireza Beiranvand (Persepolis), Amir Abedzadeh (Maritimo), Rashid Mazaheri (Zob Ahan), Hossein Hosseini (Esteghlal)

Defenders:
Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal), Majid Hosseini (Trabzonspor), Morteza Pouraliganji (Kas Eupen), Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal), Milad Mohammadi (Akhmat Grozny), Sadegh Moharrami (Dinamo Zagreb), Vouria Ghafouri (Esteghlal), Armin Sohrabian (Esteghlal), Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh (Al Ahli), Ehsan Haji Safi (Tractor Sazi)

Midfielders:
Saeid Ezatolahi (Reading), Omid Ebrahimi (Al Ahli), Ashkan Dejagah (Tractor Sazi), Saman Ghoddos (Amiens), Ahmad Nourollahi (Persepolis), Masoud Shojaei (Tractor Sazi), Vahid Amiri (Trabzonspor), Ali Karimi (Esteghlal)

Strikers:
Sardar Azmoun (Rubin Kazan), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton and Hove Albion), Ali Gholizadeh (Charleroi), Mehdi Taremi (Al Gharafa), Karim Ansarifard (Free agent), Mehdi Torabi (Saipa)