Iran is in Group E and grouped with Austria, Argentina and Canada. Iran's first game is against Argentina on Saturday October 17th.
- This will be the Iranians’ third appearance at the FIFA U-17 World Cup, following on from Trinidad and Tobago 2001 and Nigeria 2009.
- On African soil, wins over Gambia and the Netherlands and a draw with Colombia saw them top Group C and qualify for the Round of 16, where they lost 2-1 to Uruguay.
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[TD="class: l dt"]19/10 17:00[/TD]
[TD="class: l v"]Dubai[/TD]
[TD="class: c flag, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: l homeTeam"]Canada[/TD]
[TD="class: c, align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: r awayTeam, align: right"]Austria[/TD]
[TD="class: c flag, align: center"][/TD]
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[TD="class: c mNum, align: center"]11[/TD]
[TD="class: l dt"]19/10 20:00[/TD]
[TD="class: l v"]Dubai[/TD]
[TD="class: c flag, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: l homeTeam"]Iran[/TD]
[TD="class: c, align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: r awayTeam, align: right"]Argentina[/TD]
[TD="class: c flag, align: center"][/TD]
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[TR="class: odd"]
[TD="class: c mNum, align: center"]21[/TD]
[TD="class: l dt"]22/10 17:00[/TD]
[TD="class: l v"]Dubai[/TD]
[TD="class: c flag, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: l homeTeam"]Canada[/TD]
[TD="class: c, align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: r awayTeam, align: right"]Iran[/TD]
[TD="class: c flag, align: center"][/TD]
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[TD="class: c mNum, align: center"]23[/TD]
[TD="class: l dt"]22/10 20:00[/TD]
[TD="class: l v"]Dubai[/TD]
[TD="class: c flag, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: l homeTeam"]Argentina[/TD]
[TD="class: c, align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: r awayTeam, align: right"]Austria[/TD]
[TD="class: c flag, align: center"][/TD]
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[TD="class: c mNum, align: center"]35[/TD]
[TD="class: l dt"]25/10 20:00[/TD]
[TD="class: l v"]Dubai[/TD]
[TD="class: c flag, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: l homeTeam"]Argentina[/TD]
[TD="class: c, align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: r awayTeam, align: right"]Canada[/TD]
[TD="class: c flag, align: center"][/TD]
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[TR="class: even"]
[TD="class: c mNum, align: center"]36[/TD]
[TD="class: l dt"]25/10 20:00[/TD]
[TD="class: l v"]Al Ain City[/TD]
[TD="class: c flag, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: l homeTeam"]Austria[/TD]
[TD="class: c, align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: r awayTeam, align: right"]Iran
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Squad
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[TD="class: titlepos, colspan: 2"]Goalkeepers[/TD]
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[TD="class: c, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD]Mahdi AMINI[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: c, align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD]Ahmad GOHARI[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: c, align: center"]21[/TD]
[TD]Armin HASHEMI[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: titlepos, colspan: 2"]Defenders[/TD]
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[TD="class: c, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD]Mostafa HASHEMI[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: c, align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD]Sasan JAFARI[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: c, align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD]Komeil HAGHZADEH[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: c, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD]Majid HOSSEINI[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: c, align: center"]13[/TD]
[TD]Iman SALIMI[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: titlepos, colspan: 2"]Midfielders[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: c, align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD]Saeid EZATOLAHI[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: c, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD]Mohammad BAZAJ[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: c, align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD]Amirhossein KARIMI[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: c, align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD]Ali GHOLIZADEH[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: c, align: center"]15[/TD]
[TD]Hossein MEHRABAN[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: c, align: center"]16[/TD]
[TD]Abdolreza ZAREI[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: c, align: center"]17[/TD]
[TD]Ali HAZAMI[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: c, align: center"]18[/TD]
[TD]Sadegh MOHARRAMI[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: c, align: center"]19[/TD]
[TD]Yousef SEYYEDI[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: c, align: center"]20[/TD]
[TD]Mohammadreza KAVEH[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: titlepos, colspan: 2"]Forwards[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: c, align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD]Mostafa ZAKARIAPOUR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: c, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD]Amir MAZLOUM[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: c, align: center"]11[/TD]
[TD]Reza JAFARI[/TD]
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Player to Watch:
Saeed Ezatollahi
- He made his debut against Rah Ahan on 26 October 2012 as a substitute just 25 days after his 16th birthday, making him the youngest ever player in the history of Iran Pro League.
