IRAN
Nickname: “Team Melli” (meaning “The National Team”).
Manager: Amir Ghalenoei,
Iran have announced their squad for the FIFA World Cup 2026. The final roster was announced on June 1, 2026. Iran has played in the FIFA World Cup on six previous occasions (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018, and 2022). Their best result in the tournament is finishing in the Group Stage, meaning they have never advanced to the knockout rounds.
Here is a full list of Iran’s 26-man squad for the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Goalkeepers: Alireza Beiranvand (Tractor), Hossein Hosseini (Sepahan), Payam Niazmand (Persepolis)
Defenders: Danial Eiri (Malavan), Ehsan Hajsafi (Sepahan), Saleh Hardani (Esteghlal), Hossein Kanaani (Persepolis), Shoka Khalilzadeh (Tractor), Milad Mohammadi (Persepolis), Ali Nemati Omid Noorafkan (Foolad), Ramin Rezaeian (Foolad)
Midfielders: Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal), Saeid Ezatolahi (Shabab Al-Ahli), Mehdi Ghaedi (Al-Nasr), Saman Ghoddos (Kalba), Mohammad Ghorbani (Al-Wahda), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Dender), Mohammad Mohebi (Rostovv), Amir Mohammad Razzaghinia (Esteghlal), Mehdi Torabi (Tractor), Aria Yousefi (Sepahan)
Forwards: Ali Alipour (Persepolis), Dennis Dargahi (Standard Liege), Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (Tractor), Amirhossein Mahmoudi (Persepolis), Mehdi Taremi (Olympiacos)