PFDC - TEHRAN, There were little surprises when Ali Daei announced his 23-men-squad for the second Asian Cup qualifier in Bangkok next Wednesday.

Compared to the squad that had been named for Singapore, only Esteghlal striker Siavash Akbarpour was added.

Again, no European or UAE based players were selected.

Iran defeated Singapore 6-0 in their opening game in Tehran's Azadi stadium last week while Thailand had struggled to a goalless draw in Jordan.

Below comes the full squad.

Goalkeepers:
Mehdi Rahmati - Mes Kerman
Vahid Talebloo - Esteghlal Tehran
Rahman Ahmadi - Sepahan Esfahan

Defenders:
Jalal Hosseini - Saipa Karaj
Hadi Aghili - Sepahan Esfahan
Mohsen Bengar - Sepahan Esfahan
Pirouz Ghorbani - Esteghlal Tehran
Hossein Kaebi - Saipa Karaj
Majid Gholamnejad - Pas Hamedan
Khosro Heydari - Esteghlal Tehran
Hassan Ashjari - Zob Ahan Esfahan
Sattar Zare - Bargh Shiraz

Midfielders:
Karim Bagheri - Persepolis Tehran
Maziar Zare - Persepolis Tehran
Kianoush Rahmati - Saipa Karaj
Mohammad Nouri - Saba Battery Qom
Mohammadreza Khalatbari - Zob Ahan Esfahan
Meysam Baou - Aboomoslem Mashad
Ehsan Hajsafi - Sepahan Esfahan

Strikers:
Gholamreza Rezaei - Saba Battery Qom
Mehdi Seyed Salehi - Paykan Qazvin
Arash Borhani - Esteghlal Tehran
Siavash Akbarpour - Esteghlal Tehran
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