Iran boss Carlos Queiroz has named a 25-man team for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
Iran will head into their third consecutive World Cup and will be aiming to make it out of the group stages for the first time in their history.
Carlos Queiroz's men put in an encouraging performance in Russia four years ago, finishing third in a group that held European giants Spain and Portugal as well as African representatives Morocco.
They were paired with England, Wales and USA in Group B this time around and will be quietly optimistic following their opponents' underwhelming form heading into the tournament.
Here are the 25 players who will represent Iran in Qatar.
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Alireza Beiranvand is set to be the firm first-choice goalkeeper for Iran.
Amir Abedzadeh and Hossein Hosseini are able back-ups and will also be hopeful of getting the nod.
Name
Club
Alireza Beiranvand
Persepolis
Payam Niazmand
Sepahan
Amir Abedzadeh
Ponferradina
Hossein Hosseini
Esteghlal
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Ehsan Hajsafi, who plays for AEK Athens, remains Iran's most experienced player at the back, with over 100 caps for his country.
The likes of Shojae Khalilzadeh and Milad Mohammadi will also compete to be part of Iran's defence at the World Cup.
Name
Club
Sadegh Moharrami
Dinamo Zagreb
Ehsan Hajsafi
AEK Aethens
Shojae Khalilzadeh
Al Ahli
Milad Mohammadi
AEK Aethens
Morteza Pouraliganji
Persepolis
Majid Hosseini
Kayserispor
Abolfazl Jalali
Esteghlal
Ramin Rezaeian
Sepahan
Hossein Kanaani
Al Ahli
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Brentford midfielder Saman Ghoddos, Persepolis' Vahid Amiri and Al Wakrah's Ahmad Nourollahi were unsurprisingly given a place in the 26-man squad.
Saeid Ezatolahi has been clocking regular minutes for the national team and will be hopeful of playing at the 2022 World Cup as well.
Name
Club
Saeid Ezatolahi
Vejle
Vahid Amiri
Persepolis
Saman Ghoddos
Brentford
Ahmad Nourollahi
Shabab Al Ahli
Ali Karimi
Kayserispor
Rouzbeh Cheshmi
Esteghlal
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Iran have a strong forward line featuring Sardar Azmoun, Mehdi Taremi, Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Karim Ansarifard, who have all been amongst the goals for their national team.
Name
Club
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Feyenoord
Mehdi Taremi
Porto
Karim Ansarifard
Omonia
Mehdi Torabi
Persepolis
Ali Gholizadeh
Charleroi
Sardar Azmoun
Bayer Leverkusen