Uruguay fires coach Tabárez amid poor World Cup qualifying

Uruguay coach Óscar Tabárez was fired Friday amid his staff’s poor run in World Cup qualifying.
The Uruguayans are in seventh place within the 10-team South American qualifying group. They have 4 matches remaining to succeed in subsequent 12 months’s World Cup in Qatar.
The 74-year-old Tabárez coached Uruguay for 15 years in his second stint within the job, together with on the final three World Cups. He led Uruguay to a fourth-place end on the 2010 match in South Africa. He has additionally received the 2011 Copa America.
Tabárez additionally coached Uruguay from 1988-90.

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The Uruguayan soccer federation mentioned in an announcement that firing Tabárez and his workers is “a difficult decision due to present circumstances, in a commitment with the future and the achievement of the results we all want.”

“We express our respect and acknowledgment to (his) professionalism and dedication for such a long process,” the assertion added.
Tabárez had mentioned he was not “throwing in the towel” after Tuesday’s 3-0 loss at Bolivia.
“I am a professional, I signed a contract and it says everything I need to do,” the veteran coach mentioned then. “I don’t know who can ask me to do that (resign) after this time at work.”
The Uruguayan soccer federation has not introduced a substitute for Tabárez.