The managers whose World Cup proved fatal 😞

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·24 July 2026

From dream to nightmare.

For many national team coaches, the World Cup is the ultimate test, the moment of truth. Victory and continuity, or defeat and the guillotine.

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Unfortunately, several of them were fired or resigned after their team’s failure at the 2026 World Cup.

The list of coaches who fell victim to this World Cup in the United States:

Rudi Garcia - Belgium - Not retained (eliminated in the quarter-finals vs Spain)
Pape Thiaw - Senegal - Fired (eliminated in the round of 16 vs Belgium)
Julian Nagelsmann - Germany - Resigned (eliminated in the round of 16 vs Paraguay)
Ronald Koeman - Netherlands - Resigned (eliminated in the round of 16 vs Morocco)
Zlatko Dalić - Croatia - Resigned (eliminated in the round of 16 vs Portugal)
Roberto Martinez - Portugal - Not retained (eliminated in the last 16 vs Spain)
Marcelo Bielsa - Uruguay - Resigned (eliminated in the group stage)
Hong Myung-bo - South Korea - Resigned (eliminated in the group stage)
Sebastian Beccacece - Ecuador - Resigned (eliminated in the round of 16 vs Mexico)
Miroslav Koubek - Czechia - Resigned (eliminated in the group stage)
Steve Clarke - Scotland - Resigned (eliminated in the group stage)
Sabri Lamouchi - Tunisia - Fired (1-5 defeat to Sweden, first match of the group stage)