World Cup 2026 Claims More Coaching Victims

The tally of coaches who have left their positions due to the 2026 World Cup has risen to 13 after Zlatko Dalic announced his departure from the Croatian national team.

Spanish newspaper "Mundo Deportivo" reported that Dalic, who has been in charge of Croatia since October 2017, informed the Croatian Football Federation of his decision to end his tenure following the team's exit from the tournament, describing this step as the hardest of his coaching career.

Dalic is the thirteenth coach to leave his position after the inaugural World Cup featuring 48 teams.

Coaches who have left their positions due to the 2026 World Cup include:

 Sabri Lamouchi (Tunisia).

Miroslav Klose (Czech Republic).

Steve Clarke (Scotland).

Jamal Salami (Jordan).

Hong Myung-bo (South Korea).

Marcelo Bielsa (Uruguay).

Sebastian Becaccece (Ecuador).

Ronald Koeman (Netherlands).

Julian Nagelsmann (Germany).

Javier Aguirre (Mexico).

Carlos Queiroz (Ghana).

Roberto Martinez (Portugal).

Zlatko Dalic (Croatia).

The report added that several of these coaches left after being eliminated in the group stage, while others concluded their duties after the Round of 32 or Round of 16, marking one of the largest waves of coaching changes following a World Cup.

The report confirmed that Dalic's departure has raised the percentage of coaches who ended their tenure after the tournament to nearly a quarter of the total number of coaches who started in the 2026 World Cup, reflecting the extent of the coaching changes that followed the exit of many national teams from the tournament.