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Taremi, Jahanbakhsh to front IR Iran
Istanbul: Islamic Republic of Iran head coach Amir ⁠Ghalenoei placed his faith in veterans Mehdi Taremi and Alireza Jahanbakhsh as he named his FIFA World Cup 2026 squad on Monday.
Taremi, 33, who plays for ⁠Olympiacos, and former Brighton & Hove Albion winger Jahanbakhsh, will ​lead the attack ‌in the tournament.

Iran will base their squad in the ⁠Mexican border city of Tijuana during the Finals but will play all three of their Group G matches in the ⁠United States.

They will take on New Zealand on June 15, Belgium on June 21 and Egypt five days later in their bid to advance past the group stage for the first time.
The Squad:
Goalkeepers: Alireza Beiranvand, Seyed Hossein Hosseini, Payam Niazmand

Defenders: Danial Eiri, Ehsan Hajsafi, ​Saleh Hardani, Hossein Kanaani, Shoja Khalilzadeh, Milad Mohammadi, ⁠Ali Nemati, Ramin Rezaeian

Midfielders: Rouzbeh Cheshmi, Saeid Ezatolahi, Mehdi Ghaedi, Saman Ghoddos, Mohammad Ghorbani, ​Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Mohammad Mohebi, Amir Mohammad Razzaghinia, ‌Mehdi Torabi, Aria Yousefi

Forwards: Ali Alipour, Dennis ​Dargahi, Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh, Mehdi Taremi, Shahriar Moghanlou