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title: "Dorival Junior sacked after humiliating 1-4 defeat to Argentina"
url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/49456/dorival-junior-sacked-after-humiliating-1-4-defeat-to-argentina
published: 2025-03-29T14:17:20Z
language: en
author: "Dmitri Ciolacu"
section: "Sport"
source: radiomoldova.md
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# Dorival Junior sacked after humiliating 1-4 defeat to Argentina

> Dorival Junior has been dismissed as the head coach of Brazil’s national football team.

![Reuters](https://storage.radiomoldova.md/images/291eb807-617f-48ad-9511-3edd49c9bc28.jpg)

*Sursa: Reuters*

Dorival Junior has been dismissed as the head coach of Brazil’s national football team.

The 62-year-old coach was relieved of his duties by the Brazilian Football Federation after overseeing 16 matches with the *Seleção Canarinha*.

During his tenure, Brazil won just 7 matches, drew 6, and lost 3. At last year’s Copa América, the team reached only the quarterfinals before being eliminated by Uruguay. The *Auriverde Seleção* showed inconsistency in the World Cup qualifiers and, in their most recent match, suffered an embarrassing 1-4 defeat to their biggest rivals, Argentina, in Buenos Aires—a result that led to Dorival Junior’s dismissal.

Brazilian media reports that Jorge Jesus, the Portuguese coach currently managing Saudi club Al-Hilal, is the frontrunner for the position. Earlier, reports suggested that the Brazilian Football Federation had considered approaching Carlo Ancelotti and Josep Guardiola.

Translation by **Iurie Tataru**