Iran Press/Iran news: Mohammad Jamaat, media manager of Iran's national football team, thanked Dragan Skocic for his efforts and wrote on his Twitter page: "Carlos Queiroz has been chosen as the new head coach by the decision of the Football Federation's Board of Directors."
With 75 days left until the World Cup kicks off, Carlos Queiroz has returned to coach Iran for a second period, spelling the end of Dragan Skocic’s tenure.
Last week, Mehdi Taj was elected as the new president of the Iranian Football Federation(IRIFF) for a four-year term on Tuesday. He ran on a ticket promising to bring back Queiroz to the national team.
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Taj and Queiroz's negotiations finally came to a conclusion, and today came an announcement that the IRIFF has reached an agreement with the Portuguese head coach, and a contract has been inked between the two sides.
Carlos Queiroz is coming to Tehran this weekend to begin his career in the national team until the end of the Qatar World Cup 2022.
Queiroz previously led Iran at the World Cup finals in both Brazil in 2014 and Russia four years later.
In Doha, Queiroz and Iran will face England, Wales, and the US.
Iran will begin their World Cup campaign against England on Nov. 21 in Group B before facing Wales four days later. They completed the group stage against the United States on Nov. 29.
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