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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Miguel Delaney

‘Unexpected’ performances, elite-level experience and vision: How to appoint an international manager

Marc Canham Heimir Hallgrimsson Luis De la Fuente Lionel Scaloni Football World Cup Ireland Thomas Tuchel Euro Euros
Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson has revitalised the team - (PA)

As World Cup 2026 starts, it stands on something of a split, after a shift. Russia 2018 involved no managers who had won a major domestic league or the Champions League. This one has several, with England’s Thomas Tuchel and Brazil’s Carlo Ancelotti the most prominent. If they have been appointed because they notionally bring guarantees, there is also a strange uncertainty.

Hansi Flick and Luis Enrique were the coaching stars of the last World Cup, and both were out by the last 16. Instead, relative “nobodies” like Luis de la Fuente and Lionel Scaloni won the most recent Euros (Spain) and World Cup (Argentina), respectively.

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