Vlatko Andonovski has resigned as head coach of the U.S. women’s national team, less than two weeks after a Round of 16 loss to Sweden condemned his team to the worst World Cup result in program history, according to Wednesday reports from 90min and The Athletic.
Andonovski succeeded Jill Ellis in the fall of 2019, and took over a team fresh off back-to-back World Cup titles. Over four subsequent years, he became the first USWNT coach to enter multiple major tournaments and win none of them.
In many ways, initially, he picked up right where Ellis left off, implementing new ideas but riding with veteran players.