All Indian Football Federation (AIFF) sacked Igor Stimac as the head coach of the Indian males’s football team after a disappointing present at FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Monday sacked Igor Stimac as the head coach of the nation’s senior’s males’s team following a disappointing marketing campaign within the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.
Stimac, who was appointed as the head coach in 2019, was given an extension final yr by the game’s apex physique.
India couldn’t make the third spherical of the World Cup qualifier following a 1-2 defeat towards Qatar of their ultimate second spherical match.
“Noting the disappointing outcome of the Senior Men’s National Team’s FIFA World Cup 2026 qualification campaign, the members unanimously agreed that a new Head Coach would be best placed to take the team forward,” the AIFF stated in a press release.
“A notice of termination has been issued to Mr. Stimac by the AIFF Secretariat, and he stands relieved of his obligations with immediate effect.” The 56-year-old Stimac, who was a part of the Croatia team that made the semifinals of the 1998 World Cup, had taken cost of the Blue Tigers in 2019, after the departure of Stephen Constantine.
Under Stimac, India received 4 main trophies, together with two SAFF Championships, one Intercontinental Cup and a Tri-Nations Series.
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