Tasnim � Iranian national football team's head coach Carlos Queiroz announced his 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Syria.





Team Melli will meet Syria on November 15 at the Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium in Seremban,, Malaysia.

Queiroz�s men will play Papua New Guinea in a friendly on November 11.

Iran tops Group A with 10 points.

The top two in each group reach the 2018 finals with the two third-placed sides meeting over two legs for the chance to face a CONCACAF team in a final playoff for a ticket to Russia.

Iran squad:

Goalkeepers: Mohammadreza Akhbari, Rashid Mazaheri, Sosha Makani

Defenders: Ramin Rezaeian, Hossein Mahini, Pejman Montazeri, Morteza Pouraliganji,Jalal Hosseini, Ezzatollah Pourghaz, Mohammad Ansari, Milad Mohammadi

Midfielders: Ali Karimi, Saeid Ezzatollahi, Omid Ebrahimi, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Mehdi Torabi, Ashkan Dejagah, Masoud Shojaei, Vahid Amiri, Kamal Kamyabinia

Strikers: Mehdi Taremi, Reza Ghoochannejhad, Karim Ansarifard