Leonel Alvarez has been sacked as Colombia coach after four months at the helm.

GettyImagesLeonel Alvarez lasted just four months as Colombia boss

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Alvarez, 46, took up the reins following the resignation of Hernan Dario Gomez in August, and won the first of his three World Cup qualifiers - 2-1 in Bolivia - before a 1-1 draw against Venezuela and a 2-1 defeat against Argentina.

Federacion Colombiana de Futbol president Luis Bedoya revealed the organisation's seven-man board had reached a unanimous decision to terminate Alvarez's contract.

A statement read: "With respect to the senior Colombia team, president Bedoya announces the unanimous decision of the federation's executive committee to terminate, as of this date, the employment contract of Leonel Alvarez."