Fifteen World Cup Coaches Lose Jobs Following Early Tournament Exits

Fifteen coaches who led their national teams at the World Cup have been dismissed or resigned following their teams' eliminations. Among them is Zlatko Dalić, who ended his nine-year tenure as Croatia's coach after their exit. The list is not exhaustive, with many teams expected to change coaches soon.

In Group 1, all teams are anticipated to replace their coaches. Javier Aguirre is set to leave Mexico as planned, Miroslav Koubek ended his role with the Czech Republic after an early exit, and Hong Myung-bo resigned from South Korea amid death threats. Hugo Broos of South Africa announced before the tournament that he would retire after the event.

Group 2 saw Qatar fire coach Julen Lopetegui after the group stage elimination. In Group 3, Steve Clarke resigned as Scotland's coach immediately after their exit. Julian Nagelsmann and Sebastián Beccacece also resigned following Germany's and Ecuador's eliminations, respectively, both teams having been knocked out in the round of 32.

Ronald Koeman resigned as the Netherlands coach after their round of 32 defeat. Tunisia dismissed Sabri Lamouchi during the tournament and parted ways with his replacement Hervé Renard. Marcelo Bielsa failed to lead Uruguay past Group 8, and Roberto Martínez left after Portugal's round of 16 loss to Spain. Carlos Queiroz, who joined Ghana two months before the World Cup, and Jordan's Jamal Salami also departed.

Additional coaches expected to leave soon include Yorgos Donis of Saudi Arabia, Vladimir Petković reportedly to be dismissed from Algeria, and Thomas Christiansen, who is considering resignation from Panama. The article encourages readers to engage with quizzes and contests related to these coaching changes.