According to the sources, the likely lineup arranged by Iran's manager Carlos Queiroz will be as follows:
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Alireza Haqiqi
Defenders: Jalal Hosseini, Amir Hossein Sadeqi, Pejman Montazeri, Mehrdad Pouladi
Midfielders: Javad Nekounam, Andranik Teymourian, Ashkan Dejagah, Khosrow Heidari, Ehsan Hajsafi
Forwards: Reza Ghoochannejhad
Iran, playing in the World Cup finals for the fourth time after 1978, 1998 and 2006, have been drawn in Group F alongside Argentina, Nigeria and Bosnia-Hercegovina, and will open their campaign against the Nigerians on 16 June.
