Iran coach Carlos Queiroz has called on Jurgen Klinsmann to resign from his role on FIFA’s Technical Study Group and called his criticism of the Iran team’s culture a “disgrace to football.”
While appearing as an analyst on the BBC following Iran’s 2-0 win over Wales at the World Cup on Friday, former Germany player and coach Klinsmann slammed Queiroz and his team for alleged gamesmanship.
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“That’s their culture and that’s why Carlos Queiroz he fits really well in the Iranian national team,” Klinsmann said.
“He struggled in South America — failed with Colombia to qualify and he failed with Egypt to qualify as well. Then he went back right before the World Cup to guide Iran, where he worked already for a long, long time.
“This is not by coincidence, this is all purposely. This is just part of their culture, this is how they play it. They work the referee, constantly in their ears, constantly in your face.”
