Colombia have sacked Carlos Queiroz as manager, just weeks after a humiliating 6-1 defeat by Ecuador.
The World Cup qualifying drubbing put Queiroz, who was twice Sir Alex Ferguson's assistant at Manchester United, on the brink of the sack after another 3-0 reverse at home to Uruguay days earlier.
It was Colombia's worst qualifying defeat in 43 years and left them seventh in the notoriously difficult South American group, with just one win from four games.
A statement said: 'The Colombian Football Federation and the technical director Carlos Queiroz agreed the coach would not continue as head of the Colombian Men's National Team.