Iraq fires head soccer coach Jesus Casas over what it says are contract breaches

Iraq boots Casas citing unpermitted exit as World Cup hopes hang by a thread

Iraq has sacked national team coach Jesus Casas Garcia after the Spanish manager left the country without permission, the Iraqi Football Association (IFA) said on Tuesday."The association announces the termination of the contract of Spanish coach Jesus Casas Garcia and his technical staff due to their serious

Iraq sacks football head coach Jesus Casas over contract breaches

The federation added the action was taken based on Article 14 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfers of Players. This article states that a party may terminate a contract “without consequences . . . where there is just cause.”

Iraq fires head soccer coach Jesus Casas over what it says are contract breaches

Iraq announced on Tuesday the dismissal of head coach Jesus Casas with just two games remaining in Asian qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

The main man is changing before the last qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup OUT from the national team, before the last matches for the World Cup. The Iraqi Football Federation announced on Tuesday the dismissal of the coach Jesus Casas, with only two matches left in the qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup, Asia zone. According to an official statement, the decision was made due to "serious breaches of contractual obligations" comm…

AFC Asian Qualifiers - Iraq part ways with Casas

Kuala Lumpur: Jesus Casas has been relieved of his duties as head coach of the Iraq national team.

Jesús Casas has put an end to his adventure in Iraq, a country where it was everything and it is no longer anything.The Gaditan coach arrived at the Iraqi team in the late 2022 and fell on his feet as he won the Gulf Cup by hosting it in January 2023.A year later, at the Asia Cup held in Qatar, he was very close to playing a big role and sneaking into the quarterfinals - after leading his group ahead of Japan - if not for the expulsion suffered …