Payam Niazmand
IR Iran
GK
Age
31
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0
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About Payam Niazmand
Payam Niazmand is a confirmed goalkeeper in IR Iran's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in Amir Ghalenoei's final 26. The Persepolis FC goalkeeper is 31 at kick-off and brings 13 caps into the tournament, a returning face who has been part of a World Cup squad before.
IR Iran were drawn in Group G alongside Belgium, Egypt and New Zealand. They open against New Zealand at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on 15 June, then face Belgium at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on 21 June and Egypt at Lumen Field in Seattle on 26 June. IR Iran reached the finals by winning their AFC third-round group, qualifying on 25 March 2025, with Payam Niazmand among the goalkeepers in Amir Ghalenoei's 26.
IR Iran were drawn in Group G alongside Belgium, Egypt and New Zealand. They open against New Zealand at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on 15 June, then face Belgium at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on 21 June and Egypt at Lumen Field in Seattle on 26 June. IR Iran reached the finals by winning their AFC third-round group, qualifying on 25 March 2025, with Payam Niazmand among the goalkeepers in Amir Ghalenoei's 26.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
Payam Niazmand is a goalkeeper for Persepolis FC, with 13 caps for IR Iran to his name. His is a goalkeeper's game for his country, the role he has filled in the squads Amir Ghalenoei has named over recent seasons. That goalkeeper's profile is what he takes into the final 26 for the 2026 finals, a Persepolis FC goalkeeper IR Iran carry into the tournament this summer as one of Amir Ghalenoei's selected names for the group stage ahead.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup will be Payam Niazmand's second. He was part of IR Iran's World Cup squads in 2022, and Amir Ghalenoei has named him in the 26 once more for the 2026 finals. The Persepolis FC goalkeeper goes to the tournament with 13 caps for IR Iran. His country qualified by winning their AFC third-round group, qualifying on 25 March 2025, and Payam Niazmand again travels as one of the goalkeepers in the squad named for the group stage.
National Team
IR Iran
Tier 4
£10m
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Goal Rush Impact
Niazmand is a Persepolis goalkeeper. The Persepolis goalkeeper comes to the tournament with 13 senior caps behind him. The Persepolis goalkeeper is a confirmed pick. On the card IR Iran sit at Tier 4 and £10m, one slot of the game's £200m card budget. The Persepolis goalkeeper is named in the group. Ghalenoei's group is a demanding one. At 31, the Persepolis goalkeeper is one of Ghalenoei's confirmed names for the finals.
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Payam Niazmand at the 2026 World Cup
Payam Niazmand is a confirmed goalkeeper in Amir Ghalenoei's 26-man IR Iran squad for the 2026 World Cup, a Persepolis FC goalkeeper. At 31 he brings 13 caps to an IR Iran side opening their Group G campaign in June.
Picking IR Iran in Goal Rush
Rated at £10m, IR Iran are a Tier 4 pick. Ghalenoei's side open the group against New Zealand.
Payam Niazmand World Cup 2026 FAQs
IR Iran's card slot is valued at £10m, a Tier 4 one. The draw put them in Group G this time. That £10m is set by Ghalenoei's IR Iran as a side, the Persepolis goalkeeper among them.
Payam Niazmand is a goalkeeper for IR Iran, with 13 caps to his name. He plays his club football for Persepolis FC and is part of Amir Ghalenoei's national-team squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in the final 26 for the group stage.
Yes. Payam Niazmand was part of IR Iran's World Cup squads in 2022, and 2026 will be his second. He returns as a goalkeeper in Amir Ghalenoei's 26, with 13 caps for IR Iran now behind him heading into the finals.
Payam Niazmand plays his club football for Persepolis FC. For IR Iran he is a goalkeeper, named in Amir Ghalenoei's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, with the squad drawn in Group G alongside Belgium, Egypt and New Zealand for the group stage.
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