Belgium Manager: Rudi Garcia. World Cup history: 15th appearance. Best result – third place 2018. The golden generation’s last dance. Thibaut Courtois, Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku were entering their prime at the 2018 World Cup in Russia only to los... See more
France Manager: Dider Deschamps. World Cup history: 17th appearance. Best result – winners 1998 and 2018. The only country capable of beating France is France. Or so it seems. Norway on June 26th or Spain in a semi-final will test that theory. Deschamps h... See more
Germany Manager: Julian Nagelsmann. World Cup history: 21st appearance. Best result – winners 1954, 1974, 1990 and 2014. As Germany stormed through their home tournament at Euro 2024, it seemed like Nagelsmann had discovered an unstoppable formula with To... See more
Brazil Manager: Carlo Ancelotti. World Cup history: 23rd appearance. Best result – winners 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. Brazil, under their first foreign manager, must hit the ground running against Morocco to avoid the Netherlands in the round of 32,... See more
Mexico Manager: Javier Aguirre. World Cup history: 18th appearance. Best result – quarter-finals 1970 and 1986. Mexico must top Group A to set up a last-16 tie against England at the Azteca Stadium. If they finish second or worse, Aguirre has probably got... See more
