FIFA World Cup 2026 has triggered a wave of managerial exits, with 13 coaches resigning or being sacked after disappointing campaigns and early eliminations Heads have rolled at the FIFA World Cup 2026. South Korean manager Hong Myung-bo, who resigned after the country failed to get past the group stages, has been summoned by the country's Parliament as one of the 13 people to delve into issues related to football management in the country. Sabri Lamouchi was sacked as manager of Tunisia after a 5-1 drubbing by Sweden in its first match. At last count, 13 managers at the World Cup had either resigned or been fired after football's marquee event, which happens once every four years. And they are managers of all hues - from their own country and others, old and young, with long and short tenures.From resignations to sackings, 13 FIFA World Cup 2026 coaches have paid the price for failure as national teams overhaul their football leadership after early exits.NATIONAL 'GLASS CEILING' Historically, no country has ever won the FIFA World Cup with a foreign manager. From Alberto Suppici (Uruguay, 1930) to Lionel Scaloni (Argentina, 2022), every single world champion has been led by a manager of their own