International Career
Raised in Germany, Zandi did not initially have the permission to play for his ancestral Iran as he did not have Iranian citizenship. However, the Iranian Football Federation obtained permission for him to play for them, and Zandi began to compete on the Iranian national side in the second round of 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification against Bahrain. After the qualifications he did not compete again on the team until being invited again for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.
He was recalled to the national squad in March 2007 for a friendly against Qatar, included in the Asian Cup squad, and was featured for Iran in the friendly match against Mexico in June 2007.
On July 15, 2007 he scored from a free kick for Iran in their 2-2 draw versus China in the 2007 Asian Cup. He also played for Iran in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
On 28 May 2012, Zandi retired from International football.
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