The 2022 World Cup is down to its final eight, which means 24 teams have been sent packing from Qatar—and for some of those, big changes are coming at the top.
Managerial churn is normal during and after a World Cup. National team jobs are cyclical by nature, and even though five of the remaining sides are coached by managers who are in their second cycle (Brazil, France, England, Portugal, Croatia), four-year terms that end at or after a major tournament are par for the course.
Already there have been decisions made on the bench from national teams whose time at the World Cup is over, while other decisions are likely to be imminent. Here’s a rundown of the high-profile ones.
