Iran squad: Taremi and Beiranvand out for Palestine and Iraq games
Amir Ghalenoei names a 29-man Iran squad for Palestine and Iraq without Taremi, Beiranvand or Hajsafi, handing first call-ups to six young players.
Iran head coach Amir Ghalenoei has named a 29-man squad for the November international window, when Team Melli will face Palestine and Iraq. The headline story is a clear shift towards youth, with several established names missing from the list.
Big names left out Striker Mehdi Taremi is not included, and neither are Shoja Khalilzadeh and Ehsan Hajsafi. Goalkeeper Hossein Hosseini is also absent. Fellow goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand will instead remain under the supervision of the medical staff, who judged that he carries an injury risk.
The coaching staff explained that leaving out some experienced players applies only to this camp and is meant to give younger players more opportunity to be assessed. They stressed that the decision does not signal any change to the status or role of the veterans in the national team's future plans.
First call-ups and a return Farabbasi, Zarei, Razzaghpour, Gholizadeh, Afshin Sadeghi and Amirhossein Farsi have all earned their first senior call-ups. Jafar Salmani is also in the squad, while Mohammad Javad Hosseinnejad makes a return to the national team.
Meanwhile, Abolfazl Kouhi, Pouria Shahrabadi, Mobin Dehghan, Yousef Mazraeh and Masoud Mohebbi will be available to Iran's U23 side during this period.
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