Carlos Queiroz sacked by Colombia
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 17, 2020, Colombia's Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz gestures during the closed-door 2022 FIFA World Cup South American qualifier football match against Ecuador at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado Stadium in Quito. - The Colombian national football team announced on Tuesday that the Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz was dismissed, after his very poor campaign in the South American pre-world championship that was sealed with two defeats against Uruguay and Ecuador. (Photo by RODRIGO BUENDIA / POOL / AFP)
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Loading...Tasnim – BOGOTA, Carlos Queiroz was sacked by Colombia Football Federation, less than three weeks after his side slumped to two consecutive defeats in their qualifiers for the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
Colombia lost 3-0 at home to Uruguay on November 13 and was beaten 6-1 away at Ecuador four days later, its heaviest qualifying loss since 1977.
The results left the South American side seventh in the 10-team qualification table, with the top four qualifying automatically for Qatar.
“The Colombian Football Federation (FCF) and coach Carlos Queiroz agreed that the trainer will not continue as the head of the Colombian national side,” the FCF said in a statement.
The 67-year old coach took over in Colombia in February 2019 after parting company with Iran national football team.
Colombia’s next scheduled games are World Cup qualifiers against Brazil and Paraguay in March next year.
