Team Melli , without a coach and any program for the forseen future, is apparently scheduled to play a friendly international match against the Republic of Korea in June.

According to reports in the South Korean media , the Korean FA has invited Iran to play a friendly game during the FIFA day which is on the 7th of Jun. There has been no confirmation of the said match in Iran, but that is quite normal for the Iranian football federation. The head of the FFIRI has promised to name Team Melli coach soon but that was over a month ago. The only hint given by Mehdi Taj is that the future coach will not be Iranian. Many pundits believe that Ivanko Brankovic is the main candidate to coach team Melli for the third time in his career. The current Persepolis coach has refused to confirm or deny such news.