Ebrahim Mizrapour
Made his international debut on July 22, 2001, against Bosnia, aged 22. Currently playing for Iranian side Fooland FC, Mizrapour has 62 caps for Iran (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: September 16, 1978
Height: 1.95m (6ft 4in)
Fact: Infamous for committing a number of goalkeeping blunders, Mirzapour began his early footballing career as a forward.

Hasan Roudbarian
Made his international debut on March 1, 2006, against Costa Rica, aged 27. Currently playing for Iranian side Pas, Roudbarian has 1 cap for Iran (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: July 6, 1978
Height: 1.79m (5ft 10in)
Fact: Roudbarian's sole senior level experience to date was when he played the first half of a friendly match against Costa Rica. He kept a clean sheet for his 45 minutes on the pitch, but was replaced by Mirzapour at the start of the second half; the match finished 3-2 to Iran.

Vahid Taleblou
Made his international debut on February 22, 2006, against Taiwan, aged 23. Currently playing for Iranian side Esteghal, Taleblou has 1 cap for Iran (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: May 26, 1982
Height: 1.80m (5ft 10in)
Fact: Taleblou made his international debut in Iran's opening match of the qualification campaign for the 2007 Asian Cup; Taleblou played for the full 90 minutes of the 4-0 victory over Taiwan.

Defenders

Amir Hossein Sadeqi
Made his international debut on February 2, 2005, against Bosnia, aged 21. He currently plays for Iranian side Esteghal.
Date of birth: 1984
Height: 1.80m (5ft 10in)

Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
Made his international debut on October 3, 1997, against Qatar, aged 25. Currently playing for Iranian side Saba Battery, Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh has 33 caps for Iran and has scored 2 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: September 11, 1972
Height: 1.83m (6ft)

Yahya Golmohammadi
Made his international debut on April 21, 1997, against Kenya, aged 26. Currently playing for Iranian side Saba Battery, Golmohammadi has won 67 caps for Iran and has scored 3 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: March 19, 1971
Height: 1.78m (5ft 10in)
Fact: Golmohammadi scored an injury time winner against Ireland in the second leg of their World Cup qualifying play-off in November 2001; however, the goal was not enough to take Iran to the World Cup finals in Japan and South Korea—Ireland won 2-1 on aggregate.

Rahman Rezaei
Made his international debut on July 22, 2001, against Bosnia, aged 26. Currently playing for Italian side Messina, Rezaei has won 41 caps for Iran and has scored 2 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: February 20, 1975
Height: 1.89m (6ft 2in)
Fact: In 2005, Rezaei finished in third place in the Iranian Player of the Year Awards, behind fellow squad members Mehdi Mahdavikia and Ali Karimi.

Hossein Kaebi
Made his international debut on February 6, 2002, against Slovakia, aged 17. Currently playing for Iranian side Foolad FC, Kaebi has won 42 caps for Iran and has scored 1 goal for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: September 23, 1985
Height: 1.67m (5ft 5in)
Fact: The youngest of 14 children, as a teenager, Kaebi had a three-week trial with English side Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Mohammad Nosrati
Made his international debut on September 1, 2002, against Jordan, aged 20. Currently playing for Iranian side Pas, Nosrati has won 42 caps for Iran and has scored 3 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: January 10, 1982
Height: 1.85m (6ft 1in)
Fact: One of the highlight's of Nosrati's international career to date is scoring the only goal in Iran's World Cup preliminary match against Bahrain in June 2005; the 1-0 victory ensured the Iran's qualification to this summer's tournament.

Sattar Zare
Made his international debut on July 20, 2004, against Thailand, aged 22. Currently playing for Iranina side Bargh Shiraz, Zare has won 19 caps for Iran and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: January 27, 1982
Height: 1.75m (5ft 8in)
Fact: One international appearance that Zare would probably prefer to forget is the semifinal of the Asian Cup in 2004. Zare was sent off for unsporting conduct early in the second half of the match against China, and Iran went on to lose the game 4-3 after a penalty shootout.