Ali Kaffashian confirmed that Carlos Queiroz will leave Iran after the conclusion of the World Cup. In a TV interview  , the head of the football federation said that he offered Queiroz the first option to continue coaching team Melli after his contract expires after the World Cup , but the Portuguese coach declined to accept an extension to his contract citing age and offers from other teams that he is seriously considering.

Queiroz will be flying to South Africa to watch Nigeria playing a friendly match against the host nation, according to Kaffashian “He will then fly to Europe to seek a place for the training camp and arrange friendly some matches against European teams preferably at the camp venue.” Apparently , Turkey seems to be the preferable venue for the camp due to proximity and weather.  He also confirmed that Team Melli will meet Guinea on 5th march two days after playing Kuwait in the AFC Asian Cup 2015 qualifiers, as part of the World Cup preparation.

Regarding the US$ 30,000 fine that West Asian Football Federation has imposed on Iran for pulling out of the tournament , Kaffashian said “This fine is a formality We have explained why we could not take part in this edition due to the compressed league and our World Cup preparations schedule . They have accepted our reasons and hence no fine will be imposed”