{"id":202753,"date":"2026-06-27T23:58:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T23:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/06\/27\/clarke-steps-down-as-scotland-manager-after-world-cup-exit\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T23:58:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T23:58:39","slug":"clarke-steps-down-as-scotland-manager-after-world-cup-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/06\/27\/clarke-steps-down-as-scotland-manager-after-world-cup-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarke steps down as Scotland manager after World Cup exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div >\n<p ><b >Steve Clarke has resigned as head coach following Scotland&#8217;s exit from the World Cup.<\/b><\/p>\n<p >A statement from the Scottish FA was released just moments after Croatia&#8217;s win over Ghana on Saturday, which sealed Scotland&#8217;s fate.<\/p>\n<p >The Scots defeated Haiti 1-0 in their opening match in Boston, before losing 1-0 to Morocco and then being beaten 3-0 by Brazil in Miami.<\/p>\n<p >&#8220;The most emotional part of this goodbye is for my players, without whom we wouldn&#8217;t have had any of the memories that we&#8217;ve accumulated from 2019 until now,&#8221; Clarke said in a letter to supporters.<\/p>\n<p >&#8220;They deserve all the praise and adulation that they receive and it was truly an honour to be called their Gaffer.<\/p>\n<p >&#8220;Thanks for having me and good luck to my successor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p >Clarke had taken over as Scotland head coach seven years ago, with the country having not reached a major finals since the World Cup in 1998.<\/p>\n<p >Under his stewardship, the Scots reached two European Championships before making it to this summer&#8217;s World Cup.<\/p>\n<p >However, despite that qualification success, Scotland underwhelmed in all three tournaments, with the win against Haiti earlier this month the only win across the finals.<\/p>\n<p >Scotland went into Wednesday&#8217;s game against Brazil well placed to be one of the best third-placed teams in the competition, only for defensive mistakes to undermine that bid.<\/p>\n<p ><b >More to follow.<\/b><\/p>\n<p >More to follow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steve Clarke has resigned as head coach following Scotland&#8217;s exit from the World Cup. 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