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Costa Rica Dismisses Ignacio Hierro After Being Out of the World Cup 2026

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FCRF puts an end to the Mexican sports director’s cycle amid criticism and total restructuring of national teams

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FCRF puts an end to the Mexican sports director’s cycle amid criticism and total restructuring of national teams

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica.- The Mexican Ignacio Hierro was fired this Wednesday as Sports Director of National Selections of Costa Rica after not classifying the World Cup of 2026. This Wednesday, in extraordinary session, the Executive Committee made a decision that was already anticipated: the dismissal of Ignacio Hierro from the most influential position after the federal president. [...] La entrada Costa Rica dismisses Ignacio Hierro aparece prim…

The Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (FCRF) dismissed Mexican Ignacio Hierro as sports director of the national teams on Wednesday, a few weeks after the elimination of the combination of the 2026 World Cup. The entry Dismisses Mexican Ignacio Hierro as sports director of Costa Rica's selections was first published in Proceso Digital.

The Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (Fedefútbol) has confirmed this Wednesday that Mexican Ignacio Hierro does not continue as a sports director. In a brief press release, Fedefútbol noted that “the Executive Committee in session on Wednesday, December 10, has made the decision to conclude the employment relationship with Mr Ignacio Hierro as of today.” Hierro assumed the sports management of the Fedefútbol on December 16, 2024 and almost a y…

While a bureaucratic process is looming for the selection of the new sporting director, there is one name that the Costa Rican Football Federation (Fedefútbol) is considering: that of a former Costa Rican national team player. This Wednesday, the members of Fedefútbol's Executive Committee met in an extraordinary session and voted to dismiss Ignacio Hierro as sporting director of the national teams. The resounding failure to qualify for the 202…

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futbolcentroamerica.com broke the news in on Wednesday, December 10, 2025.
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