(FILES) Iran's forward #20 Sardar Azmoun reacts after scoring a goal which was later disallowed after a VAR review during the Qatar 2023 AFC Asian Cup quarter-final football match between Iran and Japan at Education City Stadium in al-Rayyan, west of Doha, on February 3, 2024. Azmoun, the third-highest scorer in the history of the Iranian national team, is not among the players selected for the World Cup, according to a list published June 1, 2026, by the country's football federation. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images)