Portugal was stopped by a surprising Moroccan team that, due to bad luck, was eliminated in the semifinal against the current world champion; France. Now, with respect to the Portuguese, his goodbye to Qatar meant the possible goodbye to his coach, Fernando Santos.
After several days of meetings and waiting for the final decision, the experienced coach has made the decision to put aside his commitments with the national team to enter a new cycle for the upcoming competitions.
“I leave with a huge feeling of gratitude, the privilege of having been a coach and the honor of representing the country. It was a dream that I fulfilled. First of all, thanks to the players I have worked with since 2022, everyone without exception”, wrote Fernando Santos.
“When you lead groups you have to make difficult decisions, it’s normal, not everyone is happy with the decisions I made. But they were always thinking of the best for the team. From now on I will be one of the many millions who cheer on and support the team”, concluded the Portuguese.
Santos, directed a total of 68 commitments and during this stretch he added a total of 68 victories, with 67 draws and only 15 losses; leaving a performance percentage of 68, 5%, being the third best record in his career.
Regarding his record, Santos won a European Championship and a Nations Cup, two titles that served to give Portugal that feeling of greatness that it had lacked so much in its history at the international level.
In this way, Portugal will have to look for its new coach from now on and according to information, José Mourinho could be the favorite for the position . You only have to wait for the negotiations.
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