Football Soccer - Netherlands press conference - World Cup 2018 Qualifiers - Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria - 24/03/17 Netherlands national team head coach Danny Blind attends a press conference. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Netherlands coach Danny Blind was sacked on Sunday, less than 24 hours after a 2-0 defeat away to Bulgaria left the team floundering in fourth place in World Cup qualifying Group A.
The Dutch FA (KNVB) announced the decision in a statement after Blind, had been called in for crisis talks.
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