Since the Syrian national team was eliminated from the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, it came in third place in the second Asian group, behind the two national teams. Japan North Korea, with the resignation of Argentine coach Hector Cuper, does not seem to be in the works regarding hiring a new coach to lead the team.Eagles of QasiounIn the coming period.
Statements coming from Damascus by the president of the federation, Salah Ramadan, indicated that there were negotiations with a group of foreign coaches from the Spanish and Portuguese schools, without providing further details that seem vague until now.
These statements come just 22 days before the next international break, during which the Syrians will play two friendly matches, on September 6, against the Mauritian national team, and three days later against India national team.
The Syrian Football Association’s management of the negotiation file with a foreign coach in complete secrecy is facing a time constraint, as the option of hiring a temporary local coach seems likely during the upcoming international break, with the foreign coach assuming his duties starting from the international break in October, when the “Qasioun Eagles” head to Thailand to participate in the King’s Cup, in which they will participate with the national teams of Thailand, the Philippines and Tajikistan.
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The obstacles that the Syrian national team management will face will not stop at choosing the coach only, but will extend beyond that to the mechanism for choosing the players who will participate in the matches against Mauritius and India, with the delay in the start of the local league until the eighteenth of next October.
This means that the local league players are not ready at the moment, with the scene of players coming from leagues in Europe, South America and the Arab region unclear, and there is not enough time for any coach to monitor them and choose the best formation for the Qasioun Eagles.
The good amount of time left until the next official event, by participating in the Asian qualifiers for the 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia next March, should be an opportunity for the next coach to choose the most suitable squad capable of reaching the Asian finals, to restore the confidence of the Syrian fans that was lost by the early exit from the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
