Tasnim � Iranian national football team's head coach Carlos Queiroz announced his 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Syria.
Team Melli will meet Syria on November 15 at the Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium in Seremban,, Malaysia.
Queiroz�s men will play Papua New Guinea in a friendly on November 11.
Iran tops Group A with 10 points.
The top two in each group reach the 2018 finals with the two third-placed sides meeting over two legs for the chance to face a CONCACAF team in a final playoff for a ticket to Russia.
Midfielders: Ali Karimi, Saeid Ezzatollahi, Omid Ebrahimi, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Mehdi Torabi, Ashkan Dejagah, Masoud Shojaei, Vahid Amiri, Kamal Kamyabinia
Strikers: Mehdi Taremi, Reza Ghoochannejhad, Karim Ansarifard