IR Iran name provisional squad 

IR Iran's Under-23 squad will fly to Iraq on July 23 and will play the Iraqi team on July 25 and 27 respectively before travelling to China PR on August 6 for their friendly against the East Asians on August 9.

The three scheduled friendlies allow Kranjcar to fine tune his selection before the 2018 Asian Games which will run from August 14 to September 1 in Jakarta and Palembang.

Team Melli have won the title four times - in 1974, 1990, 1998 and 2002 - and will be aiming to better their performances in 2006 and 2010 where they finished third and fourth respectively.

The Under-23 tournament, which allows each country to field three overage players, will see the cream of Asian teams vying for honours.