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Iran enter Group G at the 2026 World Cup against New Zealand, Belgium, Egypt. Led by head coach GHALEHNOY Amir, this page tracks their FIFA-confirmed 26-player squad and their opening match at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

Team profile

Iran enter Group G at the 2026 World Cup against New Zealand, Belgium, Egypt. Led by head coach GHALEHNOY Amir, this page tracks their FIFA-confirmed 26-player squad and their opening match at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

Teams: IranFIFA: IRNHead coach: GHALEHNOY AmirStatus: FIFA-confirmed final squad
Team schedule
Match 15Group stageGroup GFT
IRNIran2 - 2NZLNew Zealand
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Host time
VenueSoFi Stadium · Los Angeles
Match 39Group stageGroup GFT
BELBelgium0 - 0IRNIran
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VenueSoFi Stadium · Los Angeles
Match 63Group stageGroup GFT
EGYEgypt1 - 1IRNIran
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VenueLumen Field · Seattle
Squad and statistics

Goalkeepers (3)

1
Ali Reza Safarbeiranvand

GK · Tractor Sazi Tabriz FC (IRN)

DOB
21/09/1992
Height
195 cm
Source
FIFA
12
Seyedpayam Niazmand

GK · Persepolis FC (IRN)

DOB
06/04/1995
Height
193 cm
Source
FIFA
22
Seyedhossein Hosseini

GK · Sepahan SC (IRN)

DOB
30/06/1992
Height
189 cm
Source
FIFA

Defenders (9)

2
Saleh Hardani Kherad

DF · Esteghlal Tehran FC (IRN)

DOB
26/12/1998
Height
176 cm
Source
FIFA
3
Ehsan Haji Safi

DF · Sepahan SC (IRN)

DOB
25/02/1990
Height
178 cm
Source
FIFA
4
Shojae Khalilzadeh

DF · Tractor Sazi Tabriz FC (IRN)

DOB
14/05/1989
Height
183 cm
Source
FIFA
5
Milad Mohamm Adikeshmarzi

DF · Persepolis FC (IRN)

DOB
29/09/1993
Height
175 cm
Source
FIFA
13
Mohammadhossein Kanani Zadegan

DF · Persepolis FC (IRN)

DOB
23/03/1994
Height
188 cm
Source
FIFA
17
Arya Yousefi

DF · Sepahan SC (IRN)

DOB
22/04/2002
Height
181 cm
Source
FIFA
19
Ali Nemati

DF · Foolad Khuzestan FC (IRN)

DOB
08/02/1996
Height
182 cm
Source
FIFA
23
Ramin Rezaeiansemeskandi

DF · Foolad Khuzestan FC (IRN)

DOB
21/03/1990
Height
184 cm
Source
FIFA
25
Danial Iri

DF · Malavan Anzali FC (IRN)

DOB
26/10/2003
Height
182 cm
Source
FIFA

Midfielders (8)

6
Saeid Ezatolahi Afagh

MF · Shabab Al Ahli Club (UAE)

DOB
01/10/1996
Height
189 cm
Source
FIFA
7
Alireza Jahanbakhsh Jirandeh

MF · FCV Dender EH (BEL)

DOB
11/08/1993
Height
180 cm
Source
FIFA
8
Mohammad Mohebbi

MF · FC Rostov (RUS)

DOB
20/12/1998
Height
187 cm
Source
FIFA
14
Seyed Saman Ghoddoos

MF · Al Ittihad Kalba SCC (UAE)

DOB
06/09/1993
Height
176 cm
Source
FIFA
15
Roozbeh Cheshmi

MF · Esteghlal Tehran FC (IRN)

DOB
24/07/1993
Height
192 cm
Source
FIFA
16
Mahdi Torabi

MF · Tractor Sazi Tabriz FC (IRN)

DOB
10/09/1994
Height
185 cm
Source
FIFA
21
Mohammad Ghorbani

MF · Al Wahda SC (UAE)

DOB
07/10/2001
Height
190 cm
Source
FIFA
26
Amirmohammad Razaghinia

MF · Esteghlal Tehran FC (IRN)

DOB
11/04/2006
Height
187 cm
Source
FIFA

Forwards (6)

9
Mehdi Taremi

FW · Olympiacos FC (GRE)

DOB
18/07/1992
Height
187 cm
Source
FIFA
10
Mehdi Ghayedi

FW · Al Nasr SC (UAE)

DOB
05/12/1998
Height
166 cm
Source
FIFA
11
Ali Alipourghara

FW · Persepolis FC (IRN)

DOB
11/11/1995
Height
181 cm
Source
FIFA
18
Amirhossein Hosseinzadehtazehgheshlagh

FW · Tractor Sazi Tabriz FC (IRN)

DOB
30/10/2000
Height
178 cm
Source
FIFA
20
Shahriyar Moghanloo

FW · Al Ittihad Kalba SCC (UAE)

DOB
21/12/1994
Height
189 cm
Source
FIFA
24
Dennis Dargahi

FW · Standard Liège (BEL)

DOB
09/01/1997
Height
182 cm
Source
FIFA