After his performance in Asian Games in October 2014, Carlos Queiroz called Pouraliganji up for a training camp in Portugal.
He played a friendly fixtures against Estroli and Benfica and was later called up for an international friendly against South Korea on 18 November 2014.
He was called into Iran's 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad on 30 December 2014, making his debut in a friendly match against Iraq on 4 January 2015 which Iran won 1–0.

Pouraliganji was selected to start in Iran's opening match at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, a 2–0 win over Bahrain.
His good performance in Iran's second match against Qatar earned him a place in the AFC Best 11 of Round 2.
In the quarter-final match against Iraq, Pouraliganji scored his first goal for Iran as they drew 3–3 at Canberra Stadium and were eventually defeated 7–6 on a penalty shootout.

In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
After his performance in Asian Games in October 2014, Carlos Queiroz called Pouraliganji up for a training camp in Portugal. He played a friendly fixtures against Estroli and Benfica and was later called up for an international friendly against South Korea on 18 November 2014. He was called into Iran's 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad on 30 December 2014, making his debut in a friendly match against Iraq on 4 January 2015 which Iran won 1–0.
Pouraliganji was selected to start in Iran's opening match at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, a 2–0 win over Bahrain. His good performance in Iran's second match against Qatar earned him a place in the AFC Best 11 of Round 2. In the quarter-final match against Iraq, Pouraliganji scored his first goal for Iran as they drew 3–3 at Canberra Stadium and were eventually defeated 7–6 on a penalty shootout.
In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Morteza Pouraliganji