Louis van Gaal and Tite both confirmed their departures as the Netherlands and Brazil coach respectively after their sides were eliminated from the World Cup in the quarterfinals.
Argentina will face Croatia in the World Cup semi-finals after beating the Netherlands 4-3 on penalties following a thrilling 2-2 extra-time draw on a night of high World Cup drama.
There was drama even before the Netherlands’ late equaliser against Argentina on Saturday morning, with the benches clearing in chaotic scenes in the second half.
Croatia stunned favourites Brazil to reach the World Cup semi-finals on Friday, winning 4-2 on penalties after a nailbiting last-eight tie finished 1-1 at the end of extra time.
Brazil were not the only ones left to count the cost of Saturday morning’s stunning World Cup loss with punters also big losers from the quarter-final upset.
With millions, if not billions, of eyeballs trained on the World Cup, there’s no bigger or better stage for players to turn themselves into household names.
Spain has parted ways with coach Luis Enrique after the 2010 champions were dumped out of the World Cup by Morocco at the last-16 stage, quickly naming his replacement as under-21s boss Luis de la Fuente.