Venezuela sacks coach Batista after FIFA World Cup qualifying failure

Venezuela were beaten 6-3 by Colombia connected Tuesday ending their hopes of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Venezuela has sacked its nationalist shot coach, Fernando Batista, a time aft the team’s FIFA World Cup qualification imagination ended pursuing an involution by the country’s president.

News of Argentinian Batista’s sacking connected Wednesday night, alongside his full backroom staff, came aft President Nicolas Maduro called for a “restructuring of the method staff”.

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That was 24 hours aft Venezuela, known arsenic the Vinotinto, were thumped 6-3 astatine location by neighbours Colombia, ending their hopes of qualifying for a World Cup for the archetypal time.

“Yesterday we suffered a achy defeat,” said Maduro.

“All of Venezuela demands a restructuring of the method unit of the Vinotinto, a reorganisation of the strategy, of the doctrine and of the enactment of combat and hard work.”

The determination by the sport’s satellite governing assemblage to grow the FIFA World Cup 2026 successful North America from 32 to 48 teams had boosted the hopes of teams similar Venezuela – the lone broadside successful the CONMEBOL federation ne'er to suffice for the title – to marque it to the planetary extravaganza for the archetypal time.

But their decision to Colombia meant that Bolivia – 1-0 winners implicit five-time champions Brazil – pipped them to a spot successful the intercontinental playoffs.

Peru, whose hopes of World Cup qualification had ended earlier the last circular of matches, besides sacked manager Oscar Ibanez.

They finished the radical signifier with a miserable grounds of 2 wins and conscionable six goals alongside 10 defeats from their 18 matches.

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Al Jazeera and quality agencies