It has also emerged that talks of a return friendly match between Portugal and Bafana Bafana in South Africa are being mooted. The Portuguese beat SA 2-0 in Switzerland in March.
Queiroz and technical director Carlos Godinho met with LOC CEO Danny Jordaan and Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Alberto Parreira at Safa House on Thursday, where a range of issues, including Bafana, were discussed.
After arriving on Wednesday, Queiroz and his crew began scouting for a home.
"We saw a couple of places in Johannesburg and Pretoria and then went to Kimberley, Bloemfontein and Rustenburg. We need to choose our World Cup headquarters," said Queiroz.
The Mozambique-born trainer would not divulge the exact locations they visited during their whirlwind tour, but it has emerged that the Portuguese have identified the Highveld as their preferred choice.
Following the departure of Brazilian coach Luiz Felipe Scolari after a disappointing performance at Euro 2008, Portugal began their quest to qualify for South Africa 2010 in a state of uncertainty.
They missed automatic qualification by finishing second behind Denmark, but were given a lifeline in the playoff against Bosnia-Herzegovina.
"It was a very tough qualifying campaign," said Queiroz. "We took responsibility after realising that we had a very bad start. It was important to be consistent and we did that and showed character towards the end. We have good players and they came through for us."
Queiroz thinks the SA weather will benefit the European teams, rather than their African counterparts.
"Most World Cups are held in summer and a lot of people believe that Africa is always hot," he said. "But players from many countries play in European leagues and they are used to cold conditions. So it's going to be an open tournament.
"There are always outsiders and in the last four you are going to find three big sharks and one outside runner who has played beyond their capabilities."
With Carlos Alberto Parreira back in charge of Bafana Bafana, Queiroz thinks the hosts will make an impression.
"There's only one way and that is to improve and progress. Parreira is a world-class coach who has won the World Cup. I have worked here before and have seen the current team play. There is potential.
"With the support of the home fans, Bafana Bafana can impress. This is a specific competition where the hosts always do well and with a good manager and the fans, everything could go their way."
He said coming to South Africa would be very emotional for many Portuguese supporters. "There's a history between the countries and there is a very big Portuguese community in South Africa. For us, the second generation, the cultures are familiar and the countries grew together.
"Mozambique is also next door and it will be an experience for many supporters."
He was coy about Portugal's chances. "I believe we have to win the next match, and then the next, and then the next to see where we are going."
Queiroz coached Bafana Bafana at the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Mali and was fired by Safa before the Korea/Japan World Cup the same year. He then joined Manchester United as the assistant to Alex Ferguson before getting the dream job as head coach of Real Madrid during the 2003/04 season. After failing dismally with the Galacticos, he returned to United for four years before being chosen to lead his country in 2008.
Queiroz believes Africa has a big opportunity next year because the top four African sides have qualified.
"With Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Cameroon, we can expect a big surprise. They supply the biggest leagues with some of the best players in the world. It's their continent and I anticipate they'll do well."
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