Rudi Garcia to leave role as Belgium manager with contract not extended

[p]Garcia took [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/belgium/GbB957na/"]Belgium[/a] to ‌this month's World Cup quarter-finals, ‌where they lost to eventual ‌winners [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/bLyo6mco/"]Spain[/a], but his future ‌had been in doubt after a largely unconvincing tournament.[/p][p]The 62-year-old ‌Frenchman’s deal runs out ⁠at the ‌end of the month.[/p][embed guid="28ef9eff-95f9-4333-96ef-88eaa7b256f9" url="https://x.com/BelRedDevils/status/2079182877783171181" social-type="twitter" /][p]“[b]Rudi Garcia has ​unquestionably played a key role in restoring the ​Belgian Red Devils[/b],” said a statement from the association's sports ⁠director ​Vincent Mannaert.[/p][p]“[b]He was appointed national coach in a challenging sporting and financial context. Thanks in ‌particular to his commitment and experience, team cohesion was restored and a strong result was achieved at the most recent World Cup[/b],” he added.[/p][p]“On behalf of the federation, I would like to warmly ‌thank Rudi and his assistants ​for the past 18 months.[/p][p]“Together ‌with my team, I am currently preparing for a new cycle, including the appointment of a new national ⁠coach.”[/p][infobox id="4ccc1b10-d68f-4c97-bcf4-5e613c17c2e3" /]