Bielsa exits World Cup with admission: ’I haven’t left anything to Uruguayan football’

• Head coach to depart after Uruguay’s early exit

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Marcelo Bielsa said that he had left nothing to Uruguayan football after overseeing their elimination from the World Cup.

Uruguay failed to win a game in a group that included Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia and their exit was confirmed with a 1-0 defeat against Spain in Guadalajara during which 40-year-old goalkeeper Fernando Muslera was withdrawn at half-time after his error handed Spain the only goal of the game. The 70-year-old, who took over in 2023 and whose relationship with the players was poor, to the point of describing himself as “toxic”, will not continue in the post.

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