Carlos Queiroz, announced a comprehensive program to prepare Team Melli for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

1. 7th – 14th Aug.               Training Camp Portugal including one friendly match

2. 31st Aug to 10th Sep.         Two friendly matches

3. 6th to 15th Oct               One friendly match and one Asian Cup Qualifier match

4. 9th to 19th Nov               Two Asian Cup Qualifier matches

5. 27th Feb to 5th Mar           Asian Cup Qualifier match

6. 12th Apr to 6th May           3 or 4 friendly matches

7. 12th to 31 May               3 or 4 friendly matches

8. 1st to 12th Jun               One friendly Match

The world cup will start on the 12^th June.  Normally , the qualified teams fly to the destination well ahead of the start , so most probably the last item of the published training program will be conducted somewhere in Brazil. The first item of this plan has already been cancelled due to lack of funds. Apparently , Team Melli was planned to play against Ghana National team on the 14th of August, which is a FIFA day. The Ghanian team were supposed to fly to Lisbon for the match but the cancellation of the training camp resulted in cancellation of the friendly match with Ghana.