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

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

Head coach to depart after Uruguay exit with Spain loss Bielsa: ‘I am responsible for all the disappointment’ Marcelo Bielsa said 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was confirmed with a 1-0 defeat by Spain in Guadalajara during which the 40-year-old goalkeeper Fernando Muslera was withdrawn at half-time after his error handed Spain the only goal of the game.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 Argentinian, 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. Continue reading...