Amir Ghalenoei named a provincial squad of 20 players that are invited to Team Melli training camp in preparation for the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying rounds that starts on 16th November by facing Hong Kong at home, then a tricky match away to Uzbekistan.

Players from Sepahan and Persepolis were excluded until the conclusion of their match before being added to the list of 20

Just to defy his critics, Ghaleneoi added the 36 years old Omid Ebrahimi and in addition to Karim Ansarifard who is approaching 34. The average age of this selection is 28.75 years.

However, the head coach to Team Melli also added 20 years old Amin Hazbavi , who has already established himself with Al-Sadd in Qatar Star league and an unknow forward, Saeid Saharkhizan who plays for Havadar.

Player (Age)

Seyed Hossein Hosseini 31

Shojaa Khalilzadeh 34
Seyed Majid Hosseini 25
Mohammad Amin Hazbavi 20
Sadegh Moharrami 27
Ehsan Haj Safi 33
Milad Mohammadi 30
Rozbeh Cheshmi 28

Ali Nozar Karimi 29
Saeed Ezzatollahi 25
Ahmad Nourollahi 30
Omid Ebrahimi 36
Mohammad Mohebbi 25
Alireza Jahanbakhsh 30
Saman Ghoddos 30

Mehrdad Mohammadi 30
Mehdi Tarimi 31
Sardar Azmoun 28
Karim Ansarifard 33
Saeed Saharkhizan 20

AVERAGE AGE: 28.75