The 2026 World Cup Has Already Seen Eight Coaches Go Under the Guillotine

Eight coaches left their positions after the results of the 2026 World Cup.

Eight coaches without jobs

The 2026 World Cup not only left goals, emotions, and surprises, but also swept through the coaching benches. So far, eight coaches have been removed from their teams, victims of the results and the pressure that comes with a tournament of such magnitude.

Who are they?

The first to fall was Sabri Lamouchi, the Franco-Tunisian coach, who was dismissed shortly after the championship began following Tunisia's harsh 5-1 defeat against Sweden on June 15. From there, the list began to grow with names of weight and diverse trajectories. The Czech Miroslav Koubek, the Scotsman Steve Clarke, the South Korean Hong Myung-bo, and the Argentine Marcelo Bielsa, in charge of Uruguay, submitted their resignations after their teams failed to advance past the group stage.

The case of Marcelo Bielsa also resonated a lot due to his relationship with his players and because it mirrored certain results he had achieved with Argentina in 2002, where he also had a premature end, being eliminated in the group stage.

The World Cup guillotine also reached Sebastián Beccacece, coach of Ecuador, and Ronald Koeman, coach of the Netherlands, both eliminated in the round of 16. The last to join was Julian Nagelsmann, who left his position in Germany after the elimination against Paraguay.

A World Cup that doesn't give second chances

The pattern is clear, the World Cup doesn't forgive anyone. The demand for immediate results and the pressure from federations and fans turn every match into a test with no margin for error. The dismissal of eight coaches in such a short time reflects the magnitude of the tournament and the fragility of the projects when the results do not follow.