Group G · AFC · FIFA #21

Iran

Four straight World Cups and still chasing a first ever knockout berth. Taremi remains one of football's great penalty-box pests.

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World titles

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Avg age

€75M

Squad value

5-3-2

Formation

Tactical shape

5-3-2Amir Ghalenoei

Group GP · W · D · L · GD · Pts

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Mehdi Taremi

The star

Mehdi Taremi

Penalty-area professor — flick-ons, clever fouls won, ice-veined finishes. Iran's relentless reference.

Key players

Squad spotlight

Mehdi Taremi

Olympiacos · 33y

Mehdi Taremi

Sardar Azmoun

Shabab Al-Ahli · 31y

Sardar Azmoun

Official roster

Full squad

26 players · FIFA squad list

Goalkeepers

3 players

Alireza Safarbeiranvand

1

Alireza SafarbeiranvandTractor Sazi Tabriz FC195 cmGK

Payam Niazmand

12

Payam NiazmandPersepolis FC193 cmGK

Hossein Hosseini

22

Hossein HosseiniSepahan SC189 cmGK

Defenders

9 players

Saleh Hardani Kherad

2

Saleh Hardani KheradEsteghlal Tehran FC176 cmDF

Ehsan Haji Safi

3

Ehsan Haji SafiSepahan SC178 cmDF

Shoja Khalilzadeh

4

Shoja KhalilzadehTractor Sazi Tabriz FC183 cmDF

Milad Mohammadikeshmarzi

5

Milad MohammadikeshmarziPersepolis FC175 cmDF

Hossein Kanani Zadegan

13

Hossein Kanani ZadeganPersepolis FC188 cmDF

Arya Yousefi

17

Arya YousefiSepahan SC181 cmDF

Ali Nemati

19

Ali NematiFoolad Khuzestan FC182 cmDF

Ramin Rezaeiansemeskandi

23

Ramin RezaeiansemeskandiFoolad Khuzestan FC184 cmDF

Danial Iri

25

Danial IriMalavan Anzali FC182 cmDF

Midfielders

8 players

Saeid Ezatolahi Afagh

6

Saeid Ezatolahi AfaghShabab Al Ahli Club189 cmMF

Alireza Jahanbakhsh Jirandeh

7

Alireza Jahanbakhsh JirandehFCV Dender EH180 cmMF

Mohammad Mohebbi

8

Mohammad MohebbiFC Rostov187 cmMF

Saman Ghoddoos

14

Saman GhoddoosAl Ittihad Kalba SCC176 cmMF

Roozbeh Cheshmi

15

Roozbeh CheshmiEsteghlal Tehran FC192 cmMF

Mehdi Torabi

16

Mehdi TorabiTractor Sazi Tabriz FC185 cmMF

Mohammad Ghorbani

21

Mohammad GhorbaniAl Wahda SC190 cmMF

Amirmohammad Razaghinia

26

Amirmohammad RazaghiniaEsteghlal Tehran FC187 cmMF

Forwards

6 players

Mehdi Taremi

Mehdi TaremiOlympiacos FC187 cmFW

Mehdi Ghayedi

10

Mehdi GhayediAl Nasr SC166 cmFW

Ali Alipourghara

11

Ali AlipourgharaPersepolis FC181 cmFW

Amirhossein Hosseinzadehtazehgheshlagh

18

Amirhossein HosseinzadehtazehgheshlaghTractor Sazi Tabriz FC178 cmFW

Shahriyar Moghanloo

20

Shahriyar MoghanlooAl Ittihad Kalba SCC189 cmFW

Dennis Dargahi

24

Dennis DargahiStandard Liège182 cmFW

Road through the tournament

Iran's fixtures

M16 · Group G—

SoFi Stadium · Los Angeles

M38 · Group G—

SoFi Stadium · Los Angeles

M65 · Group G—

Lumen Field · Seattle