Esteghlal Teheran goalkeeper Vahid Talebloo faces an anxious wait to discover whether he will be Iran's number one at the World Cup finals. The 24-year-old impressed during the 2005 West Asian Games when he kept goal during Iran's 2-1 victory against Saudi Arabia in the third-place play-off but faces strong competition from Ebrahim Mirzapour and Hassan Roudbarian for the starting berth in Germany. Talebloo is regarded as the most consistent goalkeeper in the Iranian league, but doubts about his ability to cope with big, physical centre-forwards persist.