US women’s soccer team coach Vlatko Andonovski has resigned after the worst performance ever at a World Cup.
The North Americans, record holders of world titles, with four (1991, 1999, 2015 and 2019), and two-time champion, had never made the podium in eight editions of the championship, having also finished third in 1995, 2003 and 2007.
In the current edition, which takes place jointly in Australia and New Zealand and sees European champions England take on Spain in Sunday’s final, the North Americans were part of the Portuguese group, where they drew without goals, but still qualified for the round. from 16.
In that phase they faced the also candidate Sweden and after another clean sheet, the North Americans continued to kick from the penalty spot in the tiebreak (5-4).
Andonovski, 46, who has headed the U.S. women’s national team since 2019, decided to step down, following an agreement with the North American Federation, which is expected to make the situation official today.
According to the American press, assistant Twila Kilgore should take over the national team on an interim basis, namely in the friendly international matches with South Africa on September 21 and 24, while there is no new choice.
Andonovski’s succession will not be an easy task given the need to return the North Americans to the highest levels of football and as the national team faces the aging of some players and the retirement of star Megan Rapinoe.
Source: DN
