{"id":7831,"date":"2026-07-12T17:36:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T17:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/12\/pape-thiaw-fired-as-senegal-coach-after-disappointing-fifa-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T17:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T17:36:13","slug":"pape-thiaw-fired-as-senegal-coach-after-disappointing-fifa-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/12\/pape-thiaw-fired-as-senegal-coach-after-disappointing-fifa-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Pape Thiaw fired as Senegal coach after disappointing FIFA World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><a target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"22.5\" width=\"222.75\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Post-Label-Image-Option-1-1780213226.png?fit=396%2C40&#038;quality=80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"World Cup 2026 post label\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Senegal part ways with their head football coach after the national side\u2019s elimination from the tournament at the round of 32 stage.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Senegal \u200cfired football coach Pape Thiaw on \u2060Saturday, \u2060saying the national team\u2019s results at the World Cup necessitated a change at the \u2060helm.<\/p>\n<p>Senegal had hoped to be contenders at the World \u2060Cup, after beating Morocco in January\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final, but had a disappointing tournament in which they lost their \u200copening two group games to France and Norway and let slip a 2-0 lead with five minutes remaining against Belgium in the last 32 before going down 3-2 in extra time.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/7\/12\/fifa-world-cup-2026-biggest-takeaways-from-the-quarterfinals\">FIFA World Cup 2026: Biggest takeaways from the quarterfinals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/7\/12\/france-spain-fifa-world-cup-semifinals-mbappe-yamal-prediction-stats-venue\">Texas shootout: All to know before France-Spain clash in World Cup semi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/7\/12\/what-was-the-mistaken-identity-red-card-shown-in-argentina-vs-switzerland\">What\u2019s the \u2018mistaken identity\u2019 red card shown to Switzerland\u2019s Embolo?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 4 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/7\/12\/which-teams-are-in-the-world-cup-semifinals-and-whats-the-match-schedule\">Which teams are in the World Cup semifinals, and what\u2019s the match schedule?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Thiaw, 45, \u2060was due to begin \u2060a five-match ban in September at the start of the 2027 Cup of Nations qualifiers because he \u2060led a walk-off of players in protest of a \u2060penalty that Morocco were awarded \u2060in the 2025 final in Rabat.<\/p>\n<p>French daily L\u2019Equipe reported that Patrick Vieira, a French World Cup winner who \u200cwas born in Dakar, was among the favourites to take over.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senegal part ways with their head football coach after the national side\u2019s elimination from the tournament at the round of 32 stage. Senegal \u200cfired football coach Pape Thiaw on \u2060Saturday, \u2060saying the national team\u2019s results at the World Cup necessitated a change at the \u2060helm. 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