Carlos Queiroz quickly again on the head of Iran,

Portuguese Carlos Queiroz ought to return to his place as coach of Iran, which he led for 8 years, because the 2022 World Cup in Qatar approaches, media near the authorities have reported.

“The Federation [iranienne] soccer will announce by the top of the week the appointment of Carlos Queiroz as coach of the nationwide group,” reported the newspaper Iran Varzeshi (Iran Sports activities), an Iranian authorities sports activities publication.

Mr. Queiroz should change the Croatian Dragan Skocic, named in the beginning of February on the head of the choice. Sacked on July 11, Skocic had nevertheless been stored in workplace by the Federation pending a successor.

“The brand new head of the federation, Mehdi Taj, is significantly contemplating the return of the Portuguese coach to the” Tim-é Melli “(the identify of the nationwide group in Persian, editor’s word)”, for his half indicated on Monday the official company Irna.

Throughout his electoral marketing campaign, Mehdi Taj had introduced the previous coach of Manchester United and Actual Madrid specifically as a “critical alternative” to steer the choice, praising the Portuguese document on the head of Tim-é Melli, from 2011 to 2019.

Taj was elected president of the Federation on Tuesday, a put up he had beforehand held from 2013 to 2016.

Carlos Queiroz spent nearly eight years in control of Iran – the longest tenure on this place – main the choice to 2 World Cup finals in 2014 and 2018.

The “Tim-é Melli” certified on the finish of January for the sixth closing section of the World Cup, which is able to happen in Qatar (November 20-December 18).

They are going to begin the competitors on November 21 towards England, earlier than dealing with Wales and the USA in Group B.

This text has been printed routinely. Sources: ats / afp