The 2026 World Cup has been a brutal one for coaches.
With numerous upsets already at the tournament, various tacticians have had to pay the price.
Upsets for European giants Germany and Netherlands have seen their managers depart, while group stage flops have been similarly costly.
Some have gone by mutual consent, others have resigned, while there have been brutal sackings.
foot.mundo gives you the full list which looks set to expand as the tournament goes on…
Full list of sacked or resigned 2026 World Cup coaches
Sacked
Pape Thiaw was dismissed by Senegal after a disappointing last 32 exit to Belgium. A AFCON winner (or not?), Thiaw had been in the dugout for a year-and-a-half and Patrick Vieira is being linked as his replacement.
Tunisia sacked head coach Sabri Lamouchi following the side’s defeat in their opening World Cup 2026 fixture, a 5-1 loss to Mexico and replaced him with Herve Renard
Resigned or contract expired
Hugo Broos is the latest World Cup coach to leave his post, making his exit at the end of his South Africa contract. Broos was considered to have overperformed in the role, taking over in 2021, finishing third in the 2024 AFCON and reaching the last 32 of this year’s World Cup.
Emerse Fae has left the Ivory Coast in what is seen as a big blow to the African side. Fae won the 2023 AFCON and took the team to the World Cup, but has decided against signing a new deal to seek new opportunities.
Belgium decided against renewing Rudi Garcia‘s contract despite over-performing with a quarter-final.
The Frenchman said in a statement: “After discussions with the RBFA, we have decided not to extend the excellent journey we have shared over the past 18 months. I leave Belgium in League A of the UEFA Nations League and among the top eight teams in the world. I would like to thank my outstanding group of players, Sports Director Vincent Mannaert, and the fans who supported us throughout this World Cup. I wish Belgium every success as they continue the generational transition that I was proud to help initiate.”
Zlatko Dalic’s Croatia contract expired at the end of the tournament and the federation have announced it won’t be renewed: “A humble arrival. An unforgettable adventure. A proud farewell,” they wrote.
Roberto Martinez confirmed he wouldn’t be staying on as Portugal coach after their last 16 defeat to Spain.
“That’s right, it’s my last game with the Portuguese national team,” he said. “I want to thank the Portuguese people, it was an incredible period, a source of pride I can’t describe.”
Javier Aguirre announced that he won’t return as Mexico coach after a last 16 loss to England. “If anyone is responsible for the loss, it’s me,” he said. “They did what I asked of them.”
Carlos Queiroz announced his departure as Ghana coach a week on from their last 32 defeat to Colombia. The experienced tactician only signed for the tournament and won’t be extending.
Steve Clarke resigned as Scotland coach after failing to make it out of the group stages. Clarke had earlier signed a deal until 2030.
Myung-bo Hong resigned as South Korea‘s head coach after failing to make it out of the group stage, but he would’ve been sacked with huge pressure back home.
Julian Nagelsmann had a Germany contract until 2028, but he was pushed to resign as the football association didn’t want to pay a €15million severance fee after a disappointing last 32 exit to Paraguay.
Herve Renard signed with Tunisia for just the World Cup, and has left after failing to get them out of their group.
Marcelo Bielsa‘s contract expired once Uruguay were knocked out of the tournament, but he likely would’ve been fired anyway for not making it out of the group.
Like Bielsa, Ronald Koeman‘s Netherlands contract was expiring, so he announced his departure after a last 32 exit to Morocco.
Sebastian Beccacece got Ecuador into the knockouts, but their journey ended there, and he announced he wouldn’t be staying after his contract expired.
Miroslav Koubek resigned as Czechia coach after a disappointing tournament and group stage exit
World Cup 2026 coach contracts
| Coach | Country | Contract length |
|---|---|---|
| Dick Advocaat | Curacao | Unknown |
| Mauricio Pochettino | USA | End of World Cup |
| Jesse Marsch | Canada | 2030 |
| Carlo Ancelotti | Brazil | 2030 |
| Thomas Tuchel | England | 2028 |
| Luis de la Fuente | Spain | 2028 |
| Stale Solbakken | Norway | 2028 |
| Lionel Scaloni | Argentina | End of World Cup |
| Ralf Rangnick | Austria | 2028 |
| Graham Potter | Sweden | 2030 |
| Julen Lopetegui | Qatar | 2027 |
| Fabio Cannavaro | Uzbekistan | End of World Cup |
| Vincenzo Montella | Turkey | 2028 |
| Vladimir Petković | Algeria | 2028 |
| Tony Popovic | Australia | End of World Cup |
| Thomas Christiansen | Panama | End of World Cup |
| Sébastien Desabre | DR Congo | 2029 |
| Graham Arnold | Iraq | Unknown |
| Bubista | Cape Verde | Unknown |
| Georgios Donis | Saudi Arabia | Unknown |
| Amir Ghalenoei | Iran | End of World Cup |
| Hossam Hassan | Egypt | Unknown |
| Darren Bazeley | New Zealand | End of World Cup |
| Néstor Lorenzo | Colombia | End of World Cup |
| Sébastien Migné | Haiti | Unknown |
| Hajime Moriyasu | Japan | End of World Cup |
| Sergej Barbarez | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2028 |
| Mohamed Ouahbi | Morocco | Unknown |
| Gustavo Alfaro | Paraguay | End of World Cup |
| Jamal Sellami | Jordan | 2027 |
| Murat Yakin | Switzerland | 2028 |
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