Portugal’s Carlos Queiroz this Wednesday said goodbye to his position as Iran’s football coach following his departure from the 2022 World Cup, ensuring he leaves “pride in the players” who “played superbly on and off the pitch”.
“There are no moral victories in football, but it is not immoral to turn dreams into reality if you do your best with willpower and a winning mentality,” wrote Carlos Queiroz on his Instagram account.
The Portuguese manager says he is “proud” of the players “who have been brilliant on and off the pitch” and adds: “It has been an honor and a privilege to be part of this football family, which I believe deserves full respect. and trust from his country and supporters.”
Finally, Keyroz, who already led Iran between 2011 and 2019, ends the message by wishing everyone “happiness, peace, success and health.”
On Tuesday, the Iranian national team was eliminated from participation in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, having lost 1-0 to the United States today in the third round match of Group B of the competition.
Iran, who lost 6-2 to England and beat Wales 2-0, ended Group B in third place ahead of the Welsh.
Carlos Queiroz, 69, took over as manager of the Iranian national team last September to manage the Asian team at the final round of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, succeeding Croat Dragan Skocic.
In Qatar, Queiroz, who was the campaign promise of Mehdi Taj, the new president of the Iranian Football Federation, led the country’s selection to the World Cup finals for the third time after having already done so in Russia in 2014. and in Brazil in 2010.
In Qatar, the choice led by Carlos Queiroz caused some controversy, namely in the first game before which the Iranian football players did not sing the anthem, as a form of support for the victims of demonstrations against the government of that country. .
After the game with Wales, the Iranian Football Federation complained to FIFA about the statements of the former German footballer Jurgen Klinsmann, considering them harmful to the country, and demanded that he withdraw from the technical study group.
“He said that in the Iran-Wales game, the players “worked” for the referee, put pressure on the referee.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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