carlos queiroz's reaction to this has been. , ., , ., ,., has been.ere questions about the team and whether the _ has been. there were questions about| the team and whether the guatemalan referee would have done things differently if he was european. this probably sits in the contest of some of the tensions that we have seen during this tournament. the iranian team had just won the match in quite dramatic style in the last few minutes of the game, and some view the commentary as other rising the iranians team. he said in one tweets there was prejudice, judgment and superiority. jurgen klinsmann has responded to this, saying there was a misunderstanding and that he had not meant to offend carlos queiroz and the iranian team, and he had been talking about how passionate the team were and that it was a positive thing, but i don't think that was necessarily clear in the initial interview, and i think thatis the initial interview, and i think that is why we saw that reaction from carlos queiroz and some of the social media reaction on the commentary. he ha

the former german international footballer jurgen klinsmann says he wants to speak to carlos queirozgrace to football". bbc pundit klinsmann accused iran of gamesmanship and said they "worked the referee" in their 2—0 win over queiroz tweeted that the remarks "undermine our efforts, sacrifices and skills" and invited him to their camp. he also called for him to resign from fifa's world cup let's speak to german football expert, raphael honigstein. first of all, let's just talk about germany at this tournament. it has been a mixed tournament for them as well. what are people in germany feeling? it well. what are people in germany feelin: ? ., , well. what are people in germany feelina? ., , , , feeling? it has only been terrible. defeat against _ feeling? it has only been terrible. defeat against japan, _ feeling? it has only been terrible. defeat against japan, may - feeling? it has only been terrible. defeat against japan, may be - feeling? it has only been terrible. defeat against japan, may be the | defeat against japan, may be the picture will change when we face in spain later t

amy: earlier the world cup, iran's football coach carlos queiroz confronted the bbc correspondent shaimaahalil as she tried to ask him about the protests in iran. >> i am asking one thing to you know. [indiscernible] amy: professor, if you can talk about this? the logo within the iranian flag, but also the iranian team itself not singing the iranian national anthem which seem to be an solidarity with the protests in iran. extremely significant given they have family at home, not to mention returning home. if you can talk about this moment today said to teams are going to play each other? >> yeah, it is really interesting, especially when we contrast the last time both of these teams met one another. so going back to the 1998 world cup in which the u.s. and iran met and at that time was solid more consolatory gestures, and attempt -- the u.s. team brought a bouquet of roses to present to the iranian team. we saw gestures from the iranian president at the time and bill clinton both kind of saying, maybe this is a chance for a new opening. we did not really see that happening. it is quite a

iranian players, you know, having this kind of extra motivation that is something that their coach carlos queirozas a motivational tactic. whereas gregg berhalter will probably be saying, look, let's try and block that out. we've got a job to do. we know we have to win, so let's go out there and try and block out everything apart from the soccer that exact scenario we've seen before 1998 the last time these two teams met in the world cup. they often talked about iran had this motivation to be the us to make a statement. the usa trying to keep politics aside, and that may have been a mistake around eventually winning that match 21 being their first ever fifa world cup victory, you know what is? what are the iranian players? uh do you think think of this because they, too, are not singing the national anthem at the start of games here. um you know how? how much can you relate these players to what's actually going on with the government? i think the iranian team in an absolutely unprecedented situation they are coping with so much they're coping with protests back at home. a lot of their families w

they will pressure, they will try to get goals, they had struggled getting goals and i think carlos queirozthink. how are ou get home this evening, i think. how are you planning — get home this evening, i think. how are you planning to watch the match? we will be watching it at home, we have a _ we will be watching it at home, we have a couple of friends over for the evening, i will cook some dinner and we _ the evening, i will cook some dinner and we will— the evening, i will cook some dinner and we will have a couple of years and we will have a couple of years and i _ and we will have a couple of years and i will — and we will have a couple of years and i will be singing for wales at the top — and i will be singing for wales at the top of— and i will be singing for wales at the top of my voice, probably. george. — the top of my voice, probably. george, have you got friends over to act as peacemakers? it is george, have you got friends over to act as peacemakers?— act as peacemakers? it is very difficult to _ act as peacemakers? it is very difficult to act _ act as peacemakers? it is very