Dunya News - Brazil fires national football coach Felipe Scolari: report

Scolari, best known by his nickname Felipao, led Brazil to a World Cup victory in 2002 in Japan. <br /> <br />RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - Brazil s football confederation (CBF) will not renew national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari s contact, local media reported early Monday, just hours after Germany defeated Argentina to win the 2014 World Cup. <br />Scolari said that he would let the CBF decide his fate after his team lost the game for third place 3-0 to the Netherlands on Saturday, and after being crushed by Germany in a humiliating 7-1 defeat on Tuesday. <br />Tuesday s performance was the country s worst defeat since losing the 1950 final game to Uruguay in a tournament held in Brazil, a black mark on the nation s psyche known as the Maracanazo. <br />Scolari, best known by his nickname Felipao, led Brazil to a World Cup victory in 2002 in Japan. He took over the team in December 2012, just before Brazil hosted the Confederations Cup. <br />Brazil won that tournament, seen as a dress rehearsal for the World Cup, 3-0 in a final match over reigning champions Spain. <br />Brazil then began preparing for what they hoped would be a sixth World Cup trophy and their first Cup victory at home. <br />Critics however remained unconvinced by Scolari s unelegant style and rough tactics.