Iran football team to play friendly versus Russia

MNA - Iran football team, with the same lineup it had in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, will play a friendly match against Russia.

The Iranian outfit remains coach-less after Afshin Ghotbi left the team to join Shimizu S-Pulse in J-League in Japan.
Squad:

Goalkeepers:
Mehdi Rahmati, Ebrahim Mirzapour, Shahab Gordan
 
Defenders:
Khosro Heydari, Hadi Aghili, Mohammad Nosrati, Jalal Hosseini, Farshid Talebi, Ehsan Hajsafi, Mohsen Bengar
 
Midfielders:
Javad Nekounam, Andranik Teymourian, Ghasem Haddadifar, Pejman Nouri, Iman Mobali, Mohammad Nouri
 
Strikers:
Gholamreza Rezaei, Masoud Shojaei, Karim Ansarifard, Arash Afshin, Mohammad Ghoalmi, Reza Norouzi, Mohammad-Reza Khalatbari
 
The Iran vs. Russia match is slated for February 9 at the Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi, the UAE.