Portugal’s dramatic 2022 World Cup run has been punctuated with their head coach getting axed.
Fernando Santos was dumped by Portugal on Thursday after the team was eliminated by Morocco, 1-0, in the World Cup quarterfinals, the second straight game in which Cristiano RonaldoSantos, 68, took over as Portugal’s coach following the 2014 World Cup after the team fired Paulo Bento.
Santos coached Greece from 2010-14. In 2016, Santos led Portugal to a UEFA European Championship title, the country’s first major international trophy. Portugal was then eliminated by Uruguay in the Round of 16 at the 2018 World Cup. Portugal coach Fernando Santos pats Cristiano Ronaldo on the back after the team’s World Cup loss to Morocco on Dec. 10, 2022.Fernando Santos looks on as Cristiano Ronaldo sits on the bench during Portugal’s World Cup loss to Morocco on Dec. 10, 2022.
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