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Where to for the SWC coaches?

2010-07-12 09:07
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Johannesburg - What does the future hold for the 32 Soccer World Cup coaches now that the 2010 tournament is over?

France:
Raymond Domenech stepped down as he said he would after possibly the most catastrophic campaign in World Cup history on and off the pitch and was replaced by World Cup and Euro winning defender Laurent Blanc.

England:
Fabio Capello stays on after a disappointing campaign which ended in the last 16 with a 4-1 defeat to Germany. Arguments over Frank Lampard's goal failed to paper over the cracks of another lacklustre performance.

Italy:
Marcello Lippi, who coached the 2006 World Cup winning side, saw his ageing team knocked out in the first round, finishing behind minnows New Zealand.

Slovenia:
Matjaz Kek's team were within sight of the second round when the US pipped them with a last-gasp goal against Algeria. Kek believes his team is a work in progress and he should stay in charge.

Slovakia:
Vladimir Weiss saw his World Cup debutants defeat Italy 3-2 to make the last 16. The 2-1 second round defeat by the Dutch was no disgrace.

Portugal:
Carlos Queiroz insists he is going nowhere after Portugal lost 1-0 to Spain in their last 16 match despite a bitter war of words with star player Cristiano Ronaldo.

Serbia:
Radomir Antic was furious that his side were denied a penalty in the last minute of their group match with Australia. Had they scored from it, they would have pipped Ghana for a last 16 spot.

Holland:
Bert van Marwijk accepted Spain were the better team in the final but is likely to stay on after his side's run, seeing off Brazil on the way. He also showed calm authority by cooling rumours of friction between the out of form Robin van Persie and Wesley Sneijder.

Spain:
Vicente del Bosque. Likely to stay on after masterminding Spain's first World Cup triumph. Tactically astute he proved unafraid to make a big decision by dropping the misfiring Fernando Torres.

Germany:
Joachim Loew, who took over from Juergen Klinsmann after the 2006 World Cup, assembled an exciting young squad which clinched third place. However, his contract has run out and he wants time to decide his future path.

Greece:
Otto Rehhagel has left after an eight-year reign which delivered the Euro 2004 title and qualification for the Euro 2008 and 2010 World Cup finals. Both times they exited at the first hurdle.

Switzerland:
Ottmar Hitzfeld, one of only three coaches to have won the Champions League with two different clubs, saw his team stun Spain 1-0 in their opener. But a lack of firepower saw them miss out on the last 16.

Denmark:
Morten Olsen achieved an unwanted record at the finals of being in charge of the first Danish side never to make it beyond the first round of the World Cup. The 60-year-old has a contract that runs till 2012.

Ghana:
Milovan Rajevac was within sight of the semi-finals when Luiz Suarez's 'Hand of God' intervened to stop a certain goal. Asamoah Gyan missed the penalty and Uruguay won the shoot-out.

South Africa:
Carlos Alberto Parreira left with his head held high after rounding off the finals for the hosts with a 2-1 win over France. Failed to make the second round only on goal difference.

Cameroon:
Paul Le Guen presided over three defeats, but that hasn't stopped Australia from chasing his services.

Algeria:
Rabah Saadane has been in charge of two of Algeria's three finals campaigns. His side failed to score once but he is still favourite to remain at the helm for the next Africa Cup of Nations.

Ivory Coast:
Sven-Goran Eriksson came on a short-term deal and guided Ivory Coast to a win and a draw from three games in a group which also featured Brazil and Portugal.

Nigeria:
Lars Lagerback failed to get his side out of the group stage but has been offered a contract extension for another two years.

Australia:
Pim Verbeek has departed after failing to emulate Dutch compatriot Guus Hiddink's achievement in guiding the 'Socceroos' to the second round.

North Korea:
Kim Jong-Hun's fate will remain a mystery after his team's 7-0 humiliation by Portugal.

South Korea:
Huh Jung-Moo stepped down despite South Korea reaching the second round for the first time on foreign soil.

Japan:
Takeshi Okada stepped down having guided the Japanese to the second round for the first time outside of Asia. Ridiculed for targeting a semi-finals spot, Japan were within a penalty shootout of reaching the last eight.

New Zealand:
Ricki Herbert's team stayed unbeaten and even edged defending champions Italy into fourth and last place in the group. Three draws was a fantastic return.

United States:
Bob Bradley emerged with his reputation intact as the US made the last 16 and the former Princeton graduate indicated he would be keen to stay on.

Honduras:
Reinaldo Rueda took Honduras to only their second ever appearance at the tournament and first since 1982. However, the 53-year-old Colombian's team garnered just one point and failed to score.

Mexico:
Javier Aguirre stepped down for a second time after a last 16 exit, this time against Argentina. But the 50-year-old acquitted himself well having rescued their qualifying campaign after a shambolic start under Eriksson.

Brazil:
Dunga, lambasted for his caution, was axed after the quarter-final loss to the Dutch. Brazil look like turning to the charismatic 'Luiz Felipe Scolari to see if he can engineer his magic of 2002 on home soil in 2014.

Argentina:
Diego Maradona was box-office for the media, but his tactical inexperience was exposed in a 4-0 quarter-final mauling by Germany. He could stay on for the 2011 Copa America being hosted by Argentina.

Chile:
Marcelo Bielsa's team were knocked out by Brazil in the last 16 but the unorthodox Argentinian, who took his country to the 2004 Olympic title, may stay on.

Uruguay:
Oscar Tabarez took his team to fourth place and has indicated that he would like a new contract.

Paraguay:
Gerardo Martino took the unglamorous Paraguayans to their first ever quarter-finals. Will stay on until after next year's Copa America.

 

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