Kiroch succeeds Pekerman in training in Colombia

The Colombian Football Association (CAFF) presented the media and the public to Carlos Queiroz after his official appointment as coach.

A few days after leaving the national team, Kirush, 65, was named coach of Colombia.

He replaces Jose Pekerman, who did not renew his contract with the club last year.

Kirush led Iran to the finals of the 2014 and 2018 World Cups, but left him after being sidelined from the Asian Cup semifinal after a 3 loss. -0 against Japan.

The Iranian team lost to Japan at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain to leave the team and postpone the dream of restoring the missing title since its third title in 1976, which means that the difference between third and fourth title would become at least 47 years old if Iran won the title. In the next version scheduled for 2023.

Queiroz spent two terms with Manchester United as badistant manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

Kirosh has been in charge of Iran since 2011 and has been part of the team for almost eight years.

According to reports in the press, José Mourinho, the French Zinedine Zidane and the German Juergen Klinsmann were on the list of candidates for the first Iranian football team.

"Mourinho, Zidane and Klinsmann have been appointed to succeed Carlos Queiroz as a coach," ISNA news agency source told the communications department of the Iranian Sports Ministry.