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Serhiy Rebrov steps down as Ukraine head coach after World Cup qualification failure

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Published 1 month ago

Serhiy Rebrov has stepped ⁠down as coach of the Ukraine ‌national football team, the Ukrainian ‌Association of Football ‌announced on Wednesday.

[p]The ‌former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dynamo-kyiv/nNpqXMwH/"]Dynamo Kyiv[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham ‌Hotspur[/a] striker took charge in 2023 ‌and led [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ukraine/j1JtDMwo/"]Ukraine[/a] to ⁠the ‌European Championship in Germany ​the following year. However, the team ​missed out on this year's World Cup after ⁠a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/sweden-OQyqbHWB/ukraine-j1JtDMwo/?mid=YT2GZZ9N"]​3-1 loss[/a] to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sweden/OQyqbHWB/"]Sweden[/a] in the qualification playoff semi-finals.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rebrov-sergiy/Oz1ZAeaC/"]Rebrov[/a] will remain ‌involved with the UAF in a different capacity, the statement added.[/p][p][b]"Today, we need to move forward and adopt new decisions that will become the ‌foundation of the future ​national team,"[/b] said ‌UAF President Andriy Shevchenko.[/p][embed guid="34e17c95-09ce-4bf8-8bec-1f19bbf52ef6" url="https://x.com/FootbalUA_/status/2046889832727666842" social-type="twitter" /][p]The UAF said that a new coach would be announced later.[/p]

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