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Skocic dismissed as Iran coach 4 months before the World Cup

Skocic took over as the coach of the team in February 2020 and under his supervision the team topped the Asian World Cup qualification with eight wins and one draw.

Iran sacked the team’s head coach Dragan Skocic four months before the Football World Cup. Iran’s national news agency IRNA said the 53-year-old Croatian coach would not accompany the team to Qatar.

Skocic took over as the coach of the team in February 2020 and under his supervision the team topped the Asian World Cup qualification with eight wins and one draw.

Asia’s top-ranked (ranked 23) Iran team is in Group B along with England, Wales and the US in the World Cup. His campaign will start from November 21.

Skocic took over as the coach of the team in February 2020 and under his supervision the team topped the Asian World Cup qualification with eight wins and one draw. The country’s national federation has not yet announced any other name in his place.

Iran is going to appear at the World Cup for the Sixth time in the county’s history additionally ,on a third consecutive occasion.

So far the Croatian has won 15 of his 18 games in charge but lost two of his last 3 matches , plus a 2-1 friendly defeat by Algeria in Qatar last month.

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