Colombia fires coach Rueda after failing to reach World Cup

Published April 18, 2022 11:36 AM

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia coach Reinaldo Rueda has been sacked after failing to qualify the team for the World Cup. The Colombian Football Federation in a statement says Rueda’s assistants also left their positions. The federation says it will begin searching for a successor to 65-year-old Rueda, who had the job for 15 months. Colombia finished South American World Cup qualifying in sixth position. It was one point behind Peru, which faces a qualifying playoff against an Asian team.

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