Iran announces squad for World Cup qualifier against Qatar

TEHRAN,May 25(MNA) -- Iran coach Carlos Queiroz announced the 25-man squad on Thursday for the upcoming World Cup qualifier against Qatar. Iran is preparing for a must-win game against Qatar, slated for June 4 in the Qatari capital Doha. The Persians are grouped with South Korea, Uzbekistan, Qatar and Lebanon for the final round of the Asian World Cup qualifying stages and need to finish at least second to qualify for Brazil 2014. Iran is third in Group A with seven points. Uzbekistan leads the group with 11 points with one game more, followed by South Korea with 10 points. The full squad: Goalkeepers: Rahman Ahmadi, Alireza Haghighi, Sousha Makani Defenders: Khosro Heydari, Hossein Mahini, Mohammad-Reza Khanzadeh, Jalal Hosseini, Pejman Montazeri, Shoja Khalilzadeh, Amir-Hossein Sadeghi, Ehsan Hajsafi, Hashem Beikzadeh Midfielders: Javad Nekounam, Andranik Teymourian, Omid Ebrahimi, Ghasem Hadadifar, Mojtaba Jabbari, Mohammad Nouri, Mohsen Mosalman Strikers: Masoud Shojaei, Gholamreza Rezaei, Mohammad-Reza Khalatbari, Mehrdad Oladi, Reza Ghoochannejhad, Farzad Hatami