The news came in lightning fast, and Tehran's sports press exploded on September 5: the godfather of Portuguese soccer, legendary coach
Queiroz (name)
, expected in 2022
World Cup
eve returned to the coaching staff of the Iranian national soccer team.
Iranian local media disclosed on the 5th that this week "Iranian
soccer league
"The return of Queiroz to the position of national team manager will be officially announced. The news means that Queiroz, 69, will take over from Croatian coach Dragan Skosic, who was sacked in July only to be magically reinstated a week later.
The Iranian state news agency further revealed that "Iranian
soccer league
The new president, Tajer, is carefully considering whether to put the Portuguese godfather, Queiroz, back in charge of the Iranian national team."
It is worth noting that Tajer was just last week elected as Iran's
soccer league
President, a position he also previously held from 2016 to 2019.
In his previous eight-year-long stint in charge of the Iranian national team, Queiroz led the team in 2014 and 2018
World Cup
, becoming the longest reigning head coach in the history of the Iranian national team. Upcoming Qatar
World Cup
It will be Iran's sixth time to step on the stage of the World Cup final round, and the Iranian team, which is divided into Group B, will face England, Wales and the United States in the upcoming matches.
