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PA - Iran coach Amir
Ghalenoei has named a number of European-based players in his preliminary
30-man squad for this summer's Asian Cup.
Bolton Wanderers midfielder Andranik Teymourian, Eintracht Frankfurt's Mehdi
Mahdavikia, Livorno defender Rahmen Razaei, Hannover striker Vahid Hashemian
and Ali Karimi, who played for Bayern Munich last season, have all been
included in a group boasting a number of changes from last year's
disappointing World Cup campaign.
Iran's preparations did not get off to the ideal start with a 4-0 thrashing
in Mexico but work will begin in earnest as the squad starts its training
programme on Monday, with the coach to trim his group to be trimmed to 23
names by June 16.
Ghalenoei's men are among the favourites to claim Asia's premier
competition.
They start their Group C campaign against Uzbekistan in Kuala Lumpur on July
11, before taking on China and co-hosts Malaysia.
Iran 30-man preliminary Asian Cup squad:
Hasan Roudbarian, Vahid Taleblou, Mehi Rahmati, Mohamad Nosrati, Rahman
Rezaei, Seyed Jalal Hosseini, Hadi Aghili, Amir Hossein Saeghi, Hadi
Shakouri, Freydun Zandi, Alireza Nikbakht Vahedi, Satar Zareh, Mehdi
Mahdavikia, Hossein Kaebi, Javad Kazemian, Morteza Asadi, Ebrahim Sadeghi,
Iman Mobali, Javad Nekounam, Andranik Teymourian, Mohamad Nouri, Masoud
Shojaei, Maziar Zareh, Hossein Badamaki, Kianoush Rahmati, Ali Karimi, Vahid
Hashemian, Reza Enayati, Rasoul Khatibi, Mehdi Rajabzadeh.
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