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?

Vittorio Pozzo

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

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Mário Zagallo

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

2/14

Helmut Schön

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

3/14

César Luis Menotti

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

4/14

Enzo Bearzot

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

5/14

Carlos Bilardo

Argentine tactician who built the 1986 World Cup-winning side around Diego Maradona.

6/14

Carlos Alberto Parreira

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

7/14

Aimé Jacquet

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

8/14

Luiz Felipe Scolari

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

9/14

Marcello Lippi

Italian coach who lifted the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

10/14

Vicente del Bosque

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

11/14

Joachim Löw

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

12/14

Lionel Scaloni

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

13/14

Alf Ramsey

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

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