Jurgen Klinsmann says he wants to speak to Carlos Queiroz to "calm things down" after the Iran manager said the German's criticism of his team was a "disgrace to football".

BBC pundit Klinsmann accused Iran of gamesmanship and said they "worked the referee" in their 2-0 win over Wales.

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 technical study group.

Responding on Sunday morning, Klinsmann - a World Cup winner with Germany in 1990 - told BBC Breakfast: "There was stuff really taken out of context. I will try to give him a call and calm things down.

"I have never criticised Carlos or the Iranian bench. Some even thought I was criticising the referee because he didn't do anything about the way they were behaving on the bench.

"All I described was their emotional way of doing things, which is actually admirable in a certain way. The whole bench lives the game. They're jumping up and down and Carlos is a very emotional coach, he's constantly on the sidelines trying to give his players all his energy and direction."

Speaking on the BBC after the 2-0 win against Wales on Friday, former striker Klinsmann said: "Carlos fits really well with the national team and their culture, he failed in South America with Colombia and then failed to qualify with Egypt, and he came in right before the World Cup with Iran, where he worked for a long time.

"They worked the referee. They work the linesman and fourth official, they are constantly in their ear. There were a lot of incidents we didn't see. This is their culture, they take you off your game."

In a series of tweets on Saturday night, Queiroz wrote: "Even not knowing me personally, you question my character with a typical prejudiced judgment of superiority.

He invited Klinsmann to the team's camp to meet the players and learn about the country and its culture and "listen from our players how much they love and respect football".