Uruguay Confirms Marcelo Bielsa as New Coach to 2026 World Cup
Montevideo (Uruguay), May 16 (AP) Marcelo Bielsa was confirmed as the new Uruguay coach to the end of the 2026 World Cup. The Uruguayan Football Association celebrated the arrival of 67-year-old Bielsa on Monday with a video and a series of memes mimicking the Argentine's renown as a great tactician. Also Read | Today's IPL 2023 Match, May 16: Schedule, Current Points Table, Highlights of GT vs SRH Indian Premier League Match. "Our public demands gameplay and emotions. The time has arrived,” the association said on Twitter. Bielsa's first matches are likely in June, when Uruguay is scheduled to play friendlies against Nicaragua and Cuba. South American World Cup qualifying will begin in September. Also Read | RCB IPL 2023 Playoff Qualification Scenario: Here’s How Royal Challengers Bangalore Can Finish in Top Four on Points Table. Bielsa coached Argentina from 1998-2004. His team was eliminated at the group stage of the 2002 World Cup and won the gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics. He left the job for personal reasons. Bielsa also coached Chile from 2007-11. He's also had spells at Españyol, Athletic Bilbao, Marseille and Lille. He has been out of a job since February 2022 when he was fired by Leeds. Uruguay went out of the group stage at the World Cup in Qatar last year. (AP) AM (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)
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