Iran national team manager Carlos Queiroz announced his provisional squad for 2018 World cup that caused huge controversies.
He dropped veteran defender and Persepolis Captain Jalal Hosseini, who has been thought to be in Iran’s starting line-ups at the World Cup.
Esteghlal right back Voria Ghafouri, who has been in sensational form in this season, also was dropped. Goalkeeper Hossein Hosseini and striker Kaveh Rezaei who has brilliant also were among shocking absentees.
On the other hand, the Portuguese manager kept players like Ashkan Dejagah and Amir Abedzadeh who have found short time to play in last two seasons.
Iran full squad:
Goalkeepers: Alireza Beiranvand (Persepolis), Rashid Mazaheri (Zob Ahan), Amir Abedzadeh (Maritimo, Portugal).
Defenders: Ali Gholizadeh (Saipa), Majid Hosseini (Esteghlal), Milad Mohammadi (Akhmat Grozny, Russia), Mohammad Khanzadeh (Padideh), Morteza Pouraliganji (Al Saad, Qatar), Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal), Ramin Rezaeian (Ostende, Belgium), Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal).
Midfielders: Ehsan Haji Safi (Olympiacos, Greece), Karim Ansarifard (Olympiacos, Greece), Masoud Shojaei (AEK Athens, Greece), Mehdi Torabi (Saipa), Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal), Saeid Ezatolahi (Amkar Perm, Russia)
Forwards: Alireza Jahanbakhsh (AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands), Ashkan Dejageh (Nottingham Forest, England), Mehdi Taremi (Al-Gharafa, Qatar), Reza Ghoochannejhad (Heerenveen, Netherlands), Saman Ghoddos (Ostersunds, Sweden), Sardar Azmoun (Rubin Kazan, Russia), Vahid Amiri (Persepolis).
