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Igor Stimac Sacked as Indian Football Team Head Coach After Blue Tigers' Fail to Reach Third Round of FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers

Noting the disappointing outcome of the Senior Men’s National Team's FIFA World Cup 2026 qualification campaign, the members of AIFF unanimously agreed that a new Head Coach would be best placed to take the team forward.

Igor Stimac Sacked as Indian Football Team Head Coach After Blue Tigers' Fail to Reach Third Round of FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers

After much speculation, AIFF have finally decided to part ways with Indian National Football Team head coach Igor Stimac. India recently failed to enter the third round of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers and got eliminated from the AFC Asian Cup 2024 group stages under the coaching of Igor Stimac. Both were top targets to be achieved by Igor Stimac and in failure, AIFF decided to terminate the contract of Stimac. They will look for a new head coach for the Indian Football team very soon. AIFF Seeks Sporting Compensation After Qatar’s Controversial Goal Halted India’s Progress in FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers.

Igor Stimac Sacked as Indian Football Team Head Coach

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