TEHRAN, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The new head coach of Iran national soccer team will be introduced by the end of the week, Iran Football Federation President Mehdi Taj said on Tuesday.

The next coach is a great European coach, Taj was quoted as saying by Tehran Times daily.

"The next coach, who is a European big name, will travel to Iran by the end of the week," he said.

Iran are without a coach since Carlos Queiroz left to take over as Colombia coach after Team Melli's AFC Asian Cup 2019 campaign in the United Arab Emirates in January earlier this year.

Under guidance of the Portuguese coach, Iran lost to Japan 3-0 in Asian Cup semifinals.

Team Melli are preparing for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers that begin in the second half of this year. Enditem