Carlos Queiroz will step down as Iran coach after the World Cup because of a lack of financial support from the government, he said yesterday.

The Mozambique-born coach said discussions had ended with the Iranian Football Association and that he would not lead the continent’s best-ranked team at the 2015 Asian Cup in Australia.

“Yes my connection will finish here at the World Cup,” the former Real Madrid manager told Portuguese newspaper Publico in an interview.

“There was no support from the government... there has stopped being a genuine interest because of the financial situation.

“The dialogue has been cut off and I have already decided not to stay.”

The former Manchester United assistant manager to Alex Ferguson said he had been offered jobs but that his preference was for an international role.

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