Carlos Queiroz criticised protesting Iran fans for trying to "kill" his players.
The Iran boss reacted after his side were thrashed 6-2 by England. His stars refused to sing the national anthem as supporters loudly booed and whistled. But the players were still being criticised by protesting fans inside the Khalifa International Stadium.
Queiroz said: “You don’t even imagine, or know, what these kids have been living through in the past few days - and just because they want to play football. Whatever they do, whatever they say, they want to kill them.