<p class="title">Argentina have parted company with coach Jorge Sampaoli following their poor World Cup campaign, the federation announced on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Today the Argentine football federation and Jorge Sampaoli agreed by mutual consent to bring to an end his position as head of the national team," the AFA said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The split comes just one year into Sampaoli's five-year contract.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 58-year-old's days as coach were numbered after his Lionel Messi-led side failed to fire in Russia, their campaign fraught with tension and dispute.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Appointed in June 2017, his final game in charge was the last-16 defeat to France, who were crowned world champions earlier Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Divorce proceedings were complicated by Sampaoli's reluctance to resign and a costly contract clause were the AFA to sack him.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Reports suggest he walks away with a $2 million pay-off.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sampaoli's record makes grim reading given Argentina's usually high standards: seven wins, four draws and four defeats in 15 matches.</p>
<p class="title">Argentina have parted company with coach Jorge Sampaoli following their poor World Cup campaign, the federation announced on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Today the Argentine football federation and Jorge Sampaoli agreed by mutual consent to bring to an end his position as head of the national team," the AFA said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The split comes just one year into Sampaoli's five-year contract.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 58-year-old's days as coach were numbered after his Lionel Messi-led side failed to fire in Russia, their campaign fraught with tension and dispute.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Appointed in June 2017, his final game in charge was the last-16 defeat to France, who were crowned world champions earlier Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Divorce proceedings were complicated by Sampaoli's reluctance to resign and a costly contract clause were the AFA to sack him.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Reports suggest he walks away with a $2 million pay-off.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sampaoli's record makes grim reading given Argentina's usually high standards: seven wins, four draws and four defeats in 15 matches.</p>