Carlos Queiroz has announced the name of 28 players who are invited to train in preparation for the  international friendly match against Bolivia.

The squad will assemble in Tehran and will training under the Team Melli coaches . The training camp will last until the international break and the match on the 16th October. Because of the FIFA international break, most of the Legionnaires will be available for the camp. However, the fate of Sardar Azmoun is not clear.

The Rubin Kazan player has insisted on not playing for Team Melli after the FIFA World Cup, however Queiroz invited him for the Uzbekistan match. Azmoun did not turn up for training or the match. Queiroz has again invited the Team Melli back to the team without giving any heads up to the reporters and the media if there has been any progress with Sardar Azmoun about his future with Team Melli.

One certain and significant absentee however is Ramin Rezaeian who was not included on the list. The ex Persepolis defender, who last played for the Belgian side , KV Oostende is a free agent and has not managed to find himself a team. Although Queiroz picked him for the last friendly against Uzbekistan, he did not make an appearance in that game.

No other surprises are there in the squad, however the poor form of Khanzadeh and Mehdi Taremi  both playing in Qatar Star League and the out of practice Karim Ansarifard is raising concerns ahead of the AFC Asian Cup matches in the UAE.

THE SQAUD