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Emirates fires soccer coach for failing to make World Cup cut
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The United Arab Emirates fired its Brazilian soccer coach Sunday after the national team failed to make the cut for next year's World Cup.The announcement by the Football Association did not give any reason for Lori Sandri's dismissal.
But officials, speaking on customary condition of anonymity, said that Sandri, 48, was fired because of the UAE's weak performance in the World Cup qualifying games.
The association said that the Kuwaiti team's former coach, Milan Macala of the Czech Republic, would coach the UAE team for next month's Confederation Cup in Saudi Arabia.
Under Sandri, the UAE finishing third in the Asian Zone Group B qualifying tournament.
Saudi Arabia and South Korea have taken the top two places for the World Cup finals.
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