Iran Squad for FIFA World Cup 2026: Full Player List, Star Player To Watch  

 — Iran finalized a 26-man World Cup squad on Monday to play in the United States including 17 home-based players whose clubs have not played since February due to the Middle East regional war.

Star forward Mehdi Taremi, who plays in Greece for Olympiakos, was among nine overseas players but they did not include his strike partner at the 2022 World Cup, Sardar Azmoun.

Azmoun was dropped from coach Amir Ghalenoei’s squad in March, reportedly because of a social media post that angered Iranian authorities during the ongoing war with the United States and Israel. His teammate at Dubai club Shabab Al-Ahli, Saeid Ezatolahi, was picked.

Iran features five players with clubs in the United Arab Emirates, two in Belgium, Taremi in Greece and one in Russia. Belgium-based Dennis Dargahi on the official squad list is known as Dennis Eckert Ayensa at his club Standard Liege.

2026 FIFA World Cup Squads: Full List of All 48 Teams Rosters

Group A Squads:  Mexico,  South Africa,  South Korea, Czechia.

Group B Squads:  Canada, Bosnia Herzegovina,  Qatar,  Switzerland.

Group C Squads:  Brazil,  Morocco, Haiti,  Scotland.

Group D Squads:  USMNT, Paraguay,  Australia, Turkey.

Group E Squads:  Germany,  Curaçao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador.

Group F Squads:  Netherlands, Japan, Sweden,  Tunisia.

Group G Squads:  Belgium.  Egypt.   Iran.  New Zealand.

Group H Squads:  Spain.   Cape Verde,  Saudi Arabia  Uruguay.

Group I Squads: France,   Senegal,   Iraq,  Norway.

Group J Squads:  Argentina.  Algeria.   Austria.   Jordan.

Group K Squads:  Portugal.  DR Congo.  Uzbekistan.  Colombia.

Group L Squads:   England.    Croatia.  Ghana  Panama.

Iran 26-men Squad for FIFA World Cup 2026, Full Players List



Goalkeepers

Alireza Beiranvand (Tractor), 

Hossein Hosseini (Sepahan), 

Payam Niazmand (Persepolis)

Defenders:

 Danial Eiri (Malavan), 

Ehsan Hajsafi (Sepahan), 

Saleh Hardani (Esteghlal), 

Hossein Kanaani (Persepolis), 

Shoja Khalilzadeh (Tractor), 

Milad Mohammadi (Persepolis), 

Ali Nemati (Foolad), 

Ramin Rezaeian (Foolad)

Midfielders: 

Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal), 

Saeid Ezatolahi (Shabab Al-Ahli), 

Mehdi Ghayedi (Al-Nasr), 

Saman Ghoddos (Kalba), 

Mohammad Ghorbani (Al-Wahda), 

Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Dender), 

Mohammad Mohebi (Rostov), 

Amir Mohammad Razzaghinia (Esteghlal), 

Mehdi Torabi (Tractor), 

Aria Yousefi (Sepahan)

Forwards: 

Ali Alipour (Persepolis), 

Dennis Dargahi (Standard Liege), 

Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (Tractor), 

Mehdi Taremi (Olympiakos), 

Shahriar Moghanlou (Kalba) 

Star Player To Watch

Mehdi Taremi remains Iran’s primary goal threat and one of the most experienced forwards in the squad.  

Veterans such as Alireza Beiranvand, Ehsan Hajsafi, and Alireza Jahanbakhsh bring crucial leadership and international experience.  

The squad features a strong defensive core with players like Hossein Kanaani and Shoja Khalilzadeh.  

Young and emerging talents including Aria Yousefi, Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh, and Mohammad Ghorbani have been given opportunities to impress.  

Saman Ghoddos and Saeid Ezatolahi provide technical quality and creativity in midfield.

Other Teams Squad

Group G Squad  ::  Belgium Squad.  ::  Egypt Squad.  ::  Iran Squad.  ::  New Zealand Cup Squad.

Group H Squad  ::  Spain Squad.  ::  Cape Verde Squad.  ::  Saudi Arabia Squad  :: Uruguay Squad.

Group I Squad  :: France Squad.  ::  Senegal Squad.  ::  Iraq Squad  ::  Norway Squad.

Group J Squad  ::  Argentina Squad.  ::  Algeria Squad.  ::  Austria Squad.  ::  Jordan Squad.

Group K Squad  ::  Portugal Squad.  ::  DR Congo Squad.  ::  Uzbekistan  Squad.  ::  Colombia Squad.

Group L Squad  ::  England Squad.  ::  Croatia Squad.  ::  Ghana  Squad  ::  Panama Squad

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