PLDC - Iran head coach Amir Ghalenoei has officially named his final 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after evaluating players during the national team’s training camp in Antalya and reviewing their performances in the recent friendly against Gambia.
Five players from the preliminary squad were cut, leaving the final group that will represent Team Melli at football’s biggest tournament.
Goalkeepers
* Alireza Beiranvand
* Seyed Hossein Hosseini
* Payam Niazmand
Central Defenders
* Shoja Khalilzadeh
* Mohammad Hossein Kanaanizadegan
* Ali Nemati
* Danial Eiri
Right-Backs
* Ramin Rezaeian
* Saleh Hardani
Left-Backs
* Ehsan Hajsafi
* Milad Mohammadi
Midfielders
* Saeid Ezatolahi
* Roozbeh Cheshmi
* Mohammad Ghorbani
* Amir Mohammad Razaghnia
* Saman Ghoddos
Wingers
* Alireza Jahanbakhsh
* Mohammad Mohebi
* Mehdi Ghayedi
* Mehdi Torabi
* Aria Yousefi
Forwards
* Mehdi Taremi
* Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh
* Dennis Dargahi
* Ali Alipour
* Shahriar Moghanlou
The five players who missed out on the final World Cup squad are goalkeeper Mohammad Khalifeh, midfielder Omid Noorafkan, midfielder Hadi Habibinejad, winger Amirhossein Mahmoudi, and striker Kasra Taheri.
Iran will now begin final preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with Ghalenoei’s selected 26-man roster.
