8-0-0

The Managers

In 8-0-0 you appoint one of the 21 men who have actually won the World Cup. Each gives your side a rating boost. Here is every one of them and the title they delivered.

The manager list is deliberately complete and exclusive: only coaches who have lifted the trophy make the cut, spanning every World Cup from 1930 to 2022.

Alberto Suppici

🏆 Uruguay 1930

The first World Cup-winning manager, who led hosts Uruguay to the inaugural title at just 31 years old.

Vittorio Pozzo

🏆 Italy 1934 & 1938

The only manager ever to win two World Cups, building Italy's dominant pre-war team.

Juan López

🏆 Uruguay 1950

Mastermind of the Maracanazo, beating hosts Brazil in front of 200,000 fans at the Maracanã.

Sepp Herberger

🏆 West Germany 1954

Architect of the Miracle of Bern, upsetting the all-conquering Hungary in the final.

Vicente Feola

🏆 Brazil 1958

Unleashed a 17-year-old Pelé on the world and won Brazil's very first World Cup.

Aymoré Moreira

🏆 Brazil 1962

Guided Brazil to back-to-back titles in Chile despite losing Pelé to injury early in the tournament.

Sir Alf Ramsey

🏆 England 1966

Delivered England's only World Cup with his "Wingless Wonders" on home soil.

Mário Zagallo

🏆 Brazil 1970

The first man to win the World Cup as both player and manager, leading the 1970 masterpiece.

Helmut Schön

🏆 West Germany 1974

The most successful German manager of all, lifting the trophy at home in 1974.

César Luis Menotti

🏆 Argentina 1978

Won Argentina's first title with a philosophy of attacking, expressive football.

Enzo Bearzot

🏆 Italy 1982

Masterminded Italy's 1982 triumph and the redemption story of Paolo Rossi.

Carlos Bilardo

🏆 Argentina 1986

Built a pragmatic side around Diego Maradona to win the title in Mexico.

Franz Beckenbauer

🏆 West Germany 1990

Won the World Cup as captain in 1974 and as manager in 1990, a rare and elite double.

Carlos Alberto Parreira

🏆 Brazil 1994

Ended Brazil's 24-year wait with a more disciplined, pragmatic team.

Aimé Jacquet

🏆 France 1998

Built the multicultural side that won France's first World Cup, at home.

Luiz Felipe Scolari

🏆 Brazil 2002

Got the best out of the Three Rs, Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho, to win Brazil's fifth star.

Marcello Lippi

🏆 Italy 2006

Led Italy to the 2006 title amid the Calciopoli scandal raging back home.

Vicente del Bosque

🏆 Spain 2010

Crowned Spain's golden generation as world champions in South Africa.

Joachim Löw

🏆 Germany 2014

Capped a decade of patient rebuilding with the 2014 title in Brazil.

Didier Deschamps

🏆 France 2018

Joined Zagallo and Beckenbauer as a World Cup winner as both player and manager.

Lionel Scaloni

🏆 Argentina 2022

Built the side that finally delivered Lionel Messi his World Cup in Qatar.

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