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Brazil coach Scolari out after World Cup letdown

The Associated Press Published Monday, July 14, 2014 7:37AM EDT Last Updated Monday, July 14, 2014 6:25PM EDT

In this Oct.12, 2013, file photo, Brazil's coach Luiz Felipe Scolari waits for the start of their friendly soccer match against South Korea at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

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SAO PAULO, Brazil - The Brazilian football confederation says it won't keep Luiz Felipe Scolari as Brazil's head coach.

The confederation said in a statement Monday that Scolari will not be coming back after the national team's embarrassing finish at the World Cup.

Scolari had promised to win the tournament at home, but Brazil was eliminated in the semifinals after a disastrous 7-1 loss to Germany in the national team's worst defeat in its 100-year history. Brazil also fell 3-0 to the Netherlands in the third-place match.

Scolari's contract ended after the World Cup and he said it would be up to the confederation to decide whether he would remain at the helm of the five-time world champions.

His replacement was not immediately announced.