After a disastrous qualifying day for Uruguay , the Uruguayan Football Association had to meet to analyze the future of coach Óscar Washington Tabárez leading the selection, in a process that has spanned 15 uninterrupted years .
The goalless draw against Colombia and the two goals against Argentina and Brazil , They set off the alarms within the association that have seen how public opinion has criticized the latest World Cup process against Qatar 2022. However, the meeting between the AUF board of directors and the coaching staff served to evaluate what has been happening in recent days.
On the other hand, the The coaching staff was ratified for the next date of the World Cup Qualifiers , where the Uruguayan National Team will have to face Argentina and Bolivia, respectively. After these meetings, they will meet again with the leaders of the association and confirm their continuity in office.
Óscar Washington Tabárez will continue as coach of the Uruguayan team. This was defined by the AUF Executive and will communicate it publicly in the next few hours
The coach will direct the Uruguay matches in November for the Qualifiers for Qatar 2022 pic.twitter.com/kgzbJ9Ns0t
– Telemundo (@TelemundoUY) October 17, 2021
A technician who is full of praise
Óscar Washington Tabárez, at his 74 years of age , assumed his second cycle at the command of the Uruguay National Team in March 2006, this being the longest process in a South American team. During the last 15 years, the ‘Charruas’ have classified consecutive to the World Cups in South Africa 2010 , where they were fourth in the world, Brazil 2014 and Russia 2018. In this process, the Uruguayans won the Copa América in Argentina 2011 by beating Paraguay in the final.