Luiz Felipe Scolari is no longer Brazil's national team coach, this according to the country's football federation (CBF).
Scolari, 65, won the tournament in 2002 but the hosts could only finish fourth at this year's event.
Brazil were thrashed 7-1 by Germany in the semi-finals then lost 3-0 to the Netherlands in the play-off.
Scolari's contract was set to expire after the tournament, but the CBF vice president Marco Polo del Nero last week offered the manager his full backing following the humiliating last-four defeat by Germany. However, Scolari himself had offered no assurances about his position in the wake of what he called "the worst day of my life".
Scolari first took over the Brazil side in
2001 and guided them to World Cup success a year later, beating Germany
2-0 in the 2002 final in Yokohama, Japan.
But after spells in charge of Portugal, Premier League
side Chelsea, Bunyodkor of Uzbekistan and Brazilian club Palmeiras, he
resumed control of the national team in 2012.
Brazil hosted and won the Confederations Cup in 2013, beating Spain 3-0 in the final, and were favourites to win a sixth World Cup.
They finished top of their group after two wins and a draw from their three matches, before edging past Chile on penalties in the last 16.
They beat Colombia 2-1 in the quarter-finals, but lost top goalscorer Neymar to a spine injury and captain Thiago Silva to suspension.
In the semi-final, Brazil were 5-0 down to Joachim Low's Germany after only 29 minutes, before losing 7-1 - their joint-heaviest loss ever and first home competitive defeat for 39 years.
Those expected to be in contention for the full-time
job include former Corinthians boss Tite, Muricy Ramalho of Sao Paulo
and ex-Brazil boss Vanderlei Luxemburgo - all of whom were in the
running
after Scolari's predecessor, Mano Menezes, was sacked.
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