Iran calls up 25 footballers for Korea match

MNA – Iran’s national trainer Amir Qal’e-Noii here Wednesday summoned 25 footballers for the Asian Cup Group B qualifier against South Korea.

The two already qualified teams are scheduled to fight for the top place in their second leg in the 100,000-seater Azadi Stadium, west of Tehran, on Nov. 15.

Iran and Korea fought to a 1-1 tie in the first leg.

According to the report, fullback Rahman Rezaii will join the team in case he recovers from his injury. The following players have been invited:

Goalkeepers: Vahid Taleblu, Hassan Rudbarian, Farshid Karimi, Rahman Ahmadi

Defenders: Mahmud Fekri, Amir-Hossein Sadeqi, Hadi Aqili, Mohammad Nosrati, Hadi Shakuri

Midfielders: Mehdi Mahdavikia, Javad Kazemian, Alireza Vahedi-Nikbakht, Ali Badavi, Javad Nekunam, Hossein Kazemi, Andranik Teymurian, Ebrahim Sadeqi, Ali Karimi, Pejman Nuri, Hossein Badamaki

Strikers: Gholamreza Enayati, Rassul Khatibi, Siavash Akbarpur, Vahid Hashemian