Scolari says there would be no decision on his future as Brazil coach until WC ends

Luiz Felipe Scolari has said that there would be no decision on his future as Brazil football team coach until after the World Cup.

Scolari, who faced calls from Brazilian media to resign after his side's 7-1 semifinal defeat against Germany, insisted that he would only think about his future after Saturday's third-place play-off in Brasilia.

Scolari said that Brazil still has work, adding that they have a commitment with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) until the end of the World Cup, The BBC reported.

The coach added that the end of the World Cup is Saturday and it is only after that game that they would talk with the direction of the CBF and that is when they would decide.

 

Scolari, who led his country to the World Cup in 2002 before returning as coach in December 2012, has reportedly been at the receiving end of strong criticism after his side's thrashing by Germany in Belo Horizonte, which is Brazil's heaviest loss since they were beaten 6-0 by Uruguay in 1920.

A Brazilian newspaper even published the photograph of the manager holding up seven fingers during the game with the headline 'Go To Hell, Felipao'.

The accompanying artile read that Scolari was responsible for the worst humiliation of the national team in its century-old history, noting that the coach had once said that those who do not like his style can 'go to hell'.

Former Brazil winger Jairzinho, who is a prominent member of his country's 1970 World Cup win, said that this is not his team, adding that he does not like Filipao and he is not his favourite coach.