Portuguese football coach Carlos Queiroz arrived in Tehran on Monday to sign a contract with the Iranian football federation to coach the national squad, local media reported.
Queiroz said his main goal in Iran would be reaching the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and that he would give further details of his strategy after having signed the three-year contract.
The former Portugal, South Africa and Real Madrid coach was supposed to take over the team in February but initially rejected the job, reportedly because his family were not ready to live in Iran.
Iran’s main aim is to qualify for the 2014 World Cup finals after missing the 2010 edition in South Africa and being knocked out of the Asian Cup in the quarterfinals by South Korea three months ago.
Critics say that Iran has become a second-class team in Asia and needs a first-class coach to reach the level of top Asian teams such as Japan and South Korea.
