{"id":35308,"date":"2026-06-01T18:35:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T18:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/iran-confirms-world-cup-squad-with-17-home-based-players\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T18:35:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T18:35:04","slug":"iran-confirms-world-cup-squad-with-17-home-based-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/iran-confirms-world-cup-squad-with-17-home-based-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran confirms World Cup squad with 17 home-based players"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ANTALYA, T\u00fcrkiye (AP) \u2014 Iran is settled<\/span> 26 men world cup<\/span> The team playing in the U.S. on Monday includes 17 home-based players the club has not played since February. Middle East regional war<\/span>.<\/p>\n
Star forward Mehdi Taremi, who plays for Greece’s Olympiakos, was among the nine overseas players but was not included as a strike partner for the 2022 World Cup. Sardar Azmun<\/span>.<\/p>\n
Azmoun was dropped from coach Amir Ghalenoei’s squad in March, reportedly due to social media posts that angered Iranian authorities during matches. war<\/span> with America and Israel. His teammate Saeed Ezatollah from Dubai club Shabab Al Ahly was selected.<\/p>\n
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Iran’s Mehdi Taremi (right) shoots the ball next to Gambia’s Muhammadu Drameh during a friendly soccer match between Iran and Gambia in Antalya, southern Turkey, on Friday, May 29, 2026. (AP Photo\/Khalil Hamra)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
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Iran’s Mehdi Taremi (right) shoots the ball next to Gambia’s Muhammadu Drameh during a friendly soccer match between Iran and Gambia in Antalya, southern Turkey, on Friday, May 29, 2026. (AP Photo\/Khalil Hamra)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Iran has five players who play for clubs in the United Arab Emirates, two from Belgium, Taremi from Greece and one from Russia. Belgium-based Dennis Dalgahy, who is on the official team list, is known as Dennis Eckert Aiensa at his club Standard Liege.<\/p>\n
Iran is preparing for the World Cup with a training camp in Antalya, Turkey, ahead of a scheduled departure for the tournament’s base in Tijuana, Mexico, on Friday.<\/p>\n
Due to the complexity of visa issues for entering the United States, Iran receives FIFA approval<\/span> It was 10 days before they moved from their scheduled practice base in Tucson, Arizona.<\/p>\n
Iran will play two World Cup Group G games in Inglewood, California, playing New Zealand on June 15, then Belgium six days later, before playing Egypt on June 26 in Seattle.<\/p>\n
Iran and the United States could meet in the round of 32 on July 3 at Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, if both sides finish second in their group.<\/p>\n
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Iran’s Ramin Rezaian (centre) celebrates with his teammates after scoring his team’s second goal in a friendly soccer match between Iran and Gambia in Antalya, southern Turkey, on Friday, May 29, 2026. (AP Photo\/Khalil Hamra)<\/figcaption><\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
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Iran’s Ramin Rezaian (centre) celebrates with his teammates after scoring his team’s second goal in a friendly soccer match between Iran and Gambia in Antalya, southern Turkey, on Friday, May 29, 2026. (AP Photo\/Khalil Hamra)<\/p>\n
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Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh of Iran plays the ball during a friendly soccer match between Iran and Gambia in Antalya, southern Turkey, Friday, May 29, 2026. (AP Photo\/Khalil Hamra)<\/figcaption><\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
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Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh of Iran plays the ball during a friendly soccer match between Iran and Gambia in Antalya, southern Turkey, Friday, May 29, 2026. (AP Photo\/Khalil Hamra)<\/p>\n
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Midfielders: Rauzbe Cheshmi (Esteghlal), Saeed Ezatollah (Shabab Al Ahly), Mehdi Ghayedi (Al Nasr), Saman Ghods (Kalba), Mohammad Ghorbani (Al Wahda), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Dender), Mohammad Mohebi (Rostov), Amir Mohammadullah Zaginia (Esteghlal), Mehdi Torabi (Tractor), Alia Youssefi (Sepahan)<\/p>\n
Forwards: Ali Alipour (Persepolis), Denis Dargahi (Standard Li\u00e8ge), Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (Tractor), Mehdi Taremi (Olympiakos), Shahriar Mogunrou (Kalva)<\/p>\n
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