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Iran World Cup 2026 squad: every player, position by position
Iran carry a 26-man squad into World Cup 2026, drawn from Group G with their opening fixture against New Zealand on 16 Jun 2026. Below: the full roster sorted by position, face wall, and squad breakdown.
Verified squad·ESPN, single source·as of 2026-06-15 04:10 UTC
Baseline facts
- FIFA rank
- No. 21
- Group
- Group G
- Squad
- Full squad list →
Iran squad: face by face
Alireza Beiranvand
GK 
Payam Niazmand
GK 
Hossein Hosseini
GK 
Saleh Hardani
DEF 
Ehsan Hajsafi
DEF 
Shoja Khalilzadeh
DEF 
Milad Mohammadi
DEF 
Ali Nemati
DEF 
Ramin Rezaeian
DEF 
Saeid Ezatolahi
MID 
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
MID 
Mohammad Mohebbi
MID 
Saman Ghoddos
MID 
Roozbeh Cheshmi
MID 
Mehdi Torabi
MID 
Mohammad Ghorbani
MID 
Mehdi Taremi
FWD 
Mehdi Ghayedi
FWD 
Ali Alipour
FWD 
Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh
FWD 
Dennis Dargahi
FWD 21 of 26 players carry a free-licensed photograph; the rest show a monogram until one is available. Photographs from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free licence.
Squad profile
- 29.8avg age
- 20youngest (Amirmohammad Razzaghinia)
- 37oldest (Shoja Khalilzadeh)
Position counts from the provisional ESPN roster. Ages at the data verification date.
Can Iran qualify from Group G?
The top two teams in each group advance directly to the round of 32. The eight best third-placed finishers also go through, giving Iran a meaningful safety net. Group G standings and Iran's specific qualification scenarios are tracked live on the group page.
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Full squad list
| # | Player | Position | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alireza Beiranvand | Goalkeeper | 33 |
| 12 | Payam Niazmand | Goalkeeper | 31 |
| 22 | Hossein Hosseini | Goalkeeper | 33 |
| 2 | Saleh Hardani | Defender | 27 |
| 3 | Ehsan Hajsafi | Defender | 36 |
| 4 | Shoja Khalilzadeh | Defender | 37 |
| 5 | Milad Mohammadi | Defender | 32 |
| 13 | Hossein Kanani | Defender | 32 |
| 17 | Arya Yousefi | Defender | 24 |
| 19 | Ali Nemati | Defender | 30 |
| 23 | Ramin Rezaeian | Defender | 36 |
| 25 | Danial Iri | Defender | 22 |
| 6 | Saeid Ezatolahi | Midfielder | 29 |
| 7 | Alireza Jahanbakhsh | Midfielder | 32 |
| 8 | Mohammad Mohebbi | Midfielder | 27 |
| 14 | Saman Ghoddos | Midfielder | 32 |
| 15 | Roozbeh Cheshmi | Midfielder | 32 |
| 16 | Mehdi Torabi | Midfielder | 31 |
| 21 | Mohammad Ghorbani | Midfielder | 24 |
| 26 | Amirmohammad Razzaghinia | Midfielder | 20 |
| 9 | Mehdi Taremi | Forward | 33 |
| 10 | Mehdi Ghayedi | Forward | 27 |
| 11 | Ali Alipour | Forward | 30 |
| 18 | Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh | Forward | 25 |
| 20 | Shahriyar Moghanloo | Forward | 31 |
| 24 | Dennis Dargahi | Forward | 29 |
Source: ESPN roster. Provisional until the FIFA registration deadline. Club affiliations are not in the verified roster feed; we do not list them here.
Group G fixtures
| Opponent | Date | Match page |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 16 Jun 2026 | Iran vs New Zealand |
| Belgium | 21 Jun 2026 | Iran vs Belgium |
| Egypt | 27 Jun 2026 | Iran vs Egypt |
FIFA World Ranking
Iran are ranked 21 in the FIFA Men's World Ranking , the 19th highest-ranked of the 48 teams at the tournament. Ranking as of 1 April 2026, per FIFA via Wikipedia.