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Wed, 12/22/2010 - 18:18
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Iran names squad for 2011 Asian Cup

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) -- Iran football coach Afshin Ghotbi announced the list of 27 players for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.

Ali Karimi and Farhad Majidi, who were shortlisted for the event, have not been called up for the team.


Squad
Goalkeepers:
Mehdi Rahmati, Ebrahim Mirzapour, Alireza Haghighi, Shahab Gordan

Defenders:
Khosro Heydari, Pejman Montazeri, Hadi Aghili, Mohammad Nosrati, Jalal Hosseini, Farshid Talebi, Ehsan Hajsafi, Abuzar Rahimi

Midfielders:
Javad Nekounam, Andranik Teymourian, Ghasem Haddadifar, Pejman Nouri, Iman Mobali, Mahdi Kiani, Mohammad Nouri

Strikers:
Hadi Norouzi, Gholamreza Rezaei, Masoud Shojaei, Karim Ansarifard, Arash Afshin, Mohammad Ghoalmi, Reza Norouzi, Mohammad-Reza Khalatbari

Iran has been drawn along with defending champion Iraq, DPR Korea and the UAE at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.

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