Iran’s national football team will hold two preparatory matches in Basra in November 2026. The students of Amir Qalanewi will leave for Iraq on Tuesday, November 19, and they will face Palestine on Saturday, November 23. Iran’s second match will be held on November 26 against the Iraqi national team.
Alireza Biranvand, the number one goalkeeper of the national team, who is currently serving his military service, will probably be on the new list of Qalanewi and can play in the match against Palestine.
However, the conditions for his participation in the second match of the national team are not clear. Biranvand is one of the nominees for the AFC Man of the Year award and must attend the AFC awards ceremony in Bangkok on November 28. For this reason, there is a possibility that the Tractor goalkeeper will go to Thailand before the match against Iraq and miss the second game of the national team.
Of course, the exact schedule of Biranvand’s trip has not been determined yet, and there is a possibility that he will go to Bangkok after the match against Iraq. Therefore, it remains to be seen what his final planning will be for attending the Asian Man of the Year ceremony and whether Qalenoui can use his number one goalkeeper in both matches.
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