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MOSCOW: Under fire in the wake of Russia’s elimination in the group stage, coach Stanislav Cherchesov has been sacked,

The Russian federation said that they will begin looking for a replacement to lead the team in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar without naming potential candidates.

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