Who is the best coach in FIFA World Cup history?

Tactical revolutionaries, master man-managers and back-to-back champions all stake their claim across nearly a century of summer drama. Where do you stand?

1. 1
   Vittorio Pozzo

   Italian coach and the only manager to win back-to-back World Cups, in 1934 and 1938.
2. 2
   Mário Zagallo

   Brazilian icon who won the 1970 World Cup with one of the greatest teams ever assembled.
3. 3
   Helmut Schön

   Long-serving West Germany coach who lifted the 1974 World Cup on home soil.
4. 4
   César Luis Menotti

   Argentine philosopher-coach who delivered the 1978 World Cup at home.
5. 5
   Enzo Bearzot

   Italian manager who guided the Azzurri to a memorable 1982 World Cup triumph in Spain.
6. 6
   Carlos Bilardo

   Argentine tactician who built the 1986 World Cup-winning side around Diego Maradona.
7. 7
   Carlos Alberto Parreira

   Brazilian coach who delivered the 1994 World Cup to break a 24-year drought.
8. 8
   Aimé Jacquet

   French boss who masterminded France's iconic 1998 World Cup triumph on home soil.
9. 9
   Luiz Felipe Scolari

   Big Phil delivered Brazil's fifth World Cup in 2002.
10. 10
    Marcello Lippi

    Italian coach who lifted the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
11. 11
    Vicente del Bosque

    Spanish manager who guided Spain to its first World Cup title in 2010.
12. 12
    Joachim Löw

    German coach behind Germany's emphatic 2014 World Cup victory.
13. 13
    Lionel Scaloni

    Argentine coach who delivered the 2022 World Cup alongside back-to-back Copa Américas.
14. 14
    Alf Ramsey

    English manager who won the 1966 World Cup with his Wingless Wonders.

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