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World Cup 2026

Iran

5-4-1

Iran goes into the 2026 World Cup in a 5-4-1, with Taremi as captain and Beiranvand starting in goal. The lineup below shows the current shape and personnel in one place.

Iran's XI is built from 8 different clubs. The average age of the starters is 30.7.

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Squad

30 players

11 starters 19 bench
  • GK Beiranvand Tractor
  • DEF Kanaani
  • DEF Khalilzadeh Tractor
  • DEF Mohammadi
  • DEF Nemati Foolad Khuzestan
  • DEF Yousefi Sepahan
  • MID Ghoddos Al Ittihad Kalba
  • MID Gholizadeh
  • MID Ghorbani Al-Wahda
  • ATT Mohebi FC Rostov
  • ATT Taremi C Olympiacos
  • GK Akhbari
  • GK Khalifeh
  • GK Niazmand
  • DEF Esmaeilifar
  • DEF Hazbavi
  • DEF Rezaeian
  • DEF Zare Mohazabieh
  • MID Abarghouei
  • MID Ezatolahi
  • MID Hashemnejad
  • MID Khodabandehlo
  • MID Noorafkan
  • ATT Alipour
  • ATT Hosseinnejad
  • ATT Hosseinzadeh
  • ATT Jahanbakhsh
  • ATT Mohebi
  • ATT Sayyadmanesh
  • ATT Taheri

World Cup context

Iran

Avg starter age
30.7
Starter clubs
8
Tournament hub
2026 World Cup

World Cup overview

About Iran at the World Cup

Iran heads into the FIFA World Cup 2026 in a 5-4-1, with Taremi wearing the captain's armband and Beiranvand starting in goal.

Goalkeepers: Beiranvand (Iran, Tractor), Akhbari (Iran), Khalifeh (Iran), and Niazmand (Iran). Defenders: Kanaani (Iran), Khalilzadeh (Iran, Tractor), Mohammadi (Iran), Nemati (Iran, Foolad Khuzestan), Yousefi (Iran, Sepahan), Esmaeilifar (Iran), Hazbavi (Iran), Rezaeian (Iran), and Zare Mohazabieh (Iran).

Midfielders: Ghoddos (Iran, Al Ittihad Kalba), Gholizadeh (Iran), Ghorbani (Iran, Al-Wahda), Abarghouei (Iran), Ezatolahi (Iran), Hashemnejad (Iran), Khodabandehlo (Iran), and Noorafkan (Iran). Forwards: Mohebi (Iran, FC Rostov), Taremi (Iran, Olympiacos), Alipour (Iran), Hosseinnejad (Iran), Hosseinzadeh (Iran), Jahanbakhsh (Iran), Mohebi (Iran), Sayyadmanesh (Iran), and Taheri (Iran).

The XI currently pulls players from 8 different clubs. The average age of the starters is 30.7.

Iran stays tied to the World Cup hub and can also be opened directly in the builder if you want to reshape the tournament XI — for free on the web or in the mobile app.

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Design a Iran XI for the 2026 World Cup

Open Iran in the free MyLineups builder, reshape the 5-4-1, pick your captain and export a clean image.

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