World Cup fever is set to officially take hold when the tournament kicks off next week - and those uninterested in the action on the pitch are taking comfort in the eye candy.

A photo of Iran's national squad looking suave in matching suits sent Twitter into meltdown when it was shared online.

The snap of the tall dark and handsome line-up was shared by Twitter user Aminatou Sow, who posted: 'All of a sudden very invested in the Iranian world cup squad'.

And it seems she's not the only person whose support Iran can now count on - as it's been liked and shared thousands of times by new fans who said the squad left them 'breathless'.

The Iranian football team from L-R: Sardar Azmoun, Morteza Pouraliganji, Alireza Jahanbahksh, Saeed Ezatollahi, Ramin Rezaian, Karim Ansarifard, Mehdi Taremi

The image was posted by one Twitter user who said that the suave appearance of the team had made her suddenly very interested in football

People swooning over the Iranian team took to Twitter to share their new found love for the sport

The players seen in the snap include Sardar Azmoun, who has been dubbed 'the Iranian Messi', Morteza Pouraliganji, Alireza Jahanbahksh, Saeed Ezatollahi, Ramin Rezaian, Karim Ansarifard, and Mehdi Taremi.

'This picture left me breathless,' said one Twitter user.

'Wow can't believe I will be watching the World Cup this year. Who am I?' another replied.

'Well all of a sudden I have a team to root for,' said another, while one person added: 'I have always been very supportive of football.'

The shot of the Persian team all wearing matching blue suits even lead some to suggest they were in the wrong place, and better suited to the line-up of US reality show The Bachelorette than the beautiful game.

Others joked that the squad belonged in a line-up for US reality TV show The Bachelorette thanks to their matching blue suits

Alireza Jahanbahksh (left) and Ramin Rezaian (right) posted an image without their blue suit jackets ready to travel

The sports stars looked better suited to appearing on the pages of a glossy fashion magazine

It appears a selection of the male players wanted their own model shot after posing for an official class photo ahead of the football tournament

The team were all suited and booted ready to board the flight as they donned their formal wear

People couldn't contain themselves as they gushed over the handsome image of the world cup squad

The photo appears to have been taken on the same day as official photos of the squad snapped ahead of the World Cup tournament, which will see Iran take on Morocco in their first match next Friday.

A full group shot was posted on Team Melli's official account in Istanbul two days ago, before they started their journey to Russia.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup is taking place in Moscow, Russia and the Iranian team were the first Asian team to qualify for a spot in the prestigious tournament.

They landed in the country on Thursday evening to begin training at the Lokomotiv Bakovka Training Base ahead of their clash with Morocco. .