List of FIFA World Cup winning managers

[3] The role of the manager is to select the squad for the World Cup and develop the tactics of the team.

Pressure is attached to the role due to the significance of winning a World Cup and the lack of day-to-day contact with players during the regular club season aside from international breaks.

[4] Alberto Suppici led the Uruguay national team to victory in the inaugural tournament in 1930.

[9][10] Schön, who led West Germany to victory in the 1974 World Cup, has managed the most matches in the tournament at 25,[11] and won a record 16 matches during his spell as West Germany manager from 1966 to the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

[16][17] Both Beckenbauer and Deschamps were also the captain of their respective teams while winning the World Cup as a player.