Japan sacks national team manager 2 months before 2018 World Cup

Vahid Halilhodžić has been dismissed from his job as manager of the Japanese national football squad, reported NHK of Japan.
The Japan Football Association is dissatisfied with the results of the friendlies which the national team have played so far in the current year.
In addition, some players are not happy with the work method of this 65-year-old Bosnian football specialist.
Halilhodžić had taken helm at the Japanese national team in 2015, and the squad have qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup which Russia will host.

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