Ronaldo's former teacher suddenly lost his job

Mr. Paulo Bento suddenly lost his job in the UAE.

The UAE Football Association (UAEFA) unexpectedly decided to fire head coach Paulo Bento on March 26, just one day after the UAE team's 2-1 victory over North Korea in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Not only that, Bento's coaching staff was also replaced in this decision.

The win over North Korea kept alive the UAE’s hopes of automatic qualification to the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The win took Bento’s side to third place in Group A on 13 points and still has a chance of finishing second and qualifying directly, with two games remaining in the group stage.

In the last two matches of the third qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup, the UAE team will face Uzbekistan and the Kyrgyz Republic respectively. The clash with Uzbekistan is considered very important. On the rankings, the UAE is 4 points behind Uzbekistan.

However, despite the recent important victory over North Korea, the UAEFA decided to sack Bento, who only took over the team in July 2023. During his time in charge, the Portuguese coach helped the UAE win 14 victories, 6 draws and 6 defeats.

Paulo Bento, who led Portugal to the semi-finals of Euro 2012 and South Korea to the last 16 of the 2022 World Cup, has been forced to step down as UAE coach despite leading his team to a crucial victory. The transition of power will continue to be closely monitored in the coming time.

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