Roberto Mancini recently left the national team
Another candidate has emerged for the currently vacant position of head coach of the national team. Saudi Arabia.
This is French Herve Renard. Note that this may be Renard’s second visit to SA – he previously led the team from 2019 to 2023, leading it to the 2022 World Cup. Then Herve led the French women’s team.
Under Roberto Mancini, Saudi Arabia got off to a poor start in the third round of Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. In addition, the Italian got into a scandal by first insulting a fan and then sharply answering a Japanese journalist’s question about Roberto’s salary.
Scandals and performances of the national team overlapped with Mancini’s dismissal. In addition to Renard, Zinedine Zidane is also being considered for the position of coach.
Saudi Arabia has five points from four qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup and is third in Group C.
Source: Sportarena
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