Iran announces team for FIBA World Cup 2023

Iran, known as Team Melli, are placed in Group G with Brazil, Ivory Coast and Spain, Tehran Times reported.

Hakan Demir’s side will play the first match against Brazil on Aug. 26. They will then get a one-day rest before playing against Ivory Coast on Aug. 28. They will play their last group-stage match against Spain on Aug. 30.

Iran will play all the matches in the Indonesia Arena, Jakarta.

Iran’s World Cup roster:
Hamed Haddadi
Behnam Yakhchali
Arsalan Kazemi
Meysam Mirzaei
Sajad Mashayekhi
Mohammad Amini
Jalal Aghamiri
Matin Aghajanpour
Hassan Aliakbari
Sina Vahedi
Navid Rezaeifar
Peter Grigorian