Following failures at world championships and sharp results, a wave of coach dismissals has begun: the head coach has been fired in 16 out of 48 national teams.
Tunisia set a real record by parting ways first with Sabri Lamouchi and then with Hervé Renard within several weeks.
Among the coaches who resigned or whose contracts were terminated are the following specialists:
In France—Didier Deschamps; in Germany—Julian Nagelsmann; in the Netherlands—Ronald Koeman; in Portugal—Roberto Martínez; in Belgium—Rudi Garcia; in Uruguay—Marcelo Bielsa; in Croatia—Zlatko Dalić; in Mexico—Javier Aguirre; in Ecuador—Sebastián Beccacese; in Senegal—Pap Tiev; in Ghana—Carlos Keirouh; in South Korea—Hong Myung Bo; in Scotland—Steve Clark; in the Czech Republic—Miroslav Kubek; in Jordan—Jamal Sellami.
The future of the Argentine national team coach, Lionel Scaloni, is also raising questions. He stated the possibility of leaving the team in December.
The French national team confidently overcame Morocco in the quarter-final of the 2026 World Cup. The match ended with a 2-0 victory for France.
Kylian Mbappé played a key role in the game. Although he failed to convert a penalty in the first half, he managed to open the scoring for his team in the second period on the 60th minute. The second goal was scored by Ousmane Dembélé in the 66th minute, which effectively decided the winner of the match.
Despite Morocco's attempts to change the course of the game, they could not overcome the defense of the French team. Thanks to this victory, France became the first national team to advance to the tournament semi-finals. In the semi-finals, France will face the winner of the Spain versus Belgium confrontation.
It was also noted that Switzerland managed to withstand a 120-minute match, defeating Colombia on penalties. In the quarter-finals, Switzerland will play against Argentina.
