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Most Matches Managed (Manager)
This list features managers with the most matches managed in the history of the FIFA World Cup.
RANK | MANAGER | NATION | APPEARANCES | YEARS |
1 | Helmut Schön | West Germany | 25 | 1966–1978 |
2 | Carlos Alberto Parreira | Brazil, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates | 23 | 1982–2010 |
3 | Luiz Felipe Scolari | Brazil, Portugal | 21 | 2002–2014 |
4 | Bora Milutinović | Mexico, United States, Costa Rica, Nigeria, China | 20 | 1986–2002 |
5 | Óscar Tabárez | Uruguay | 20 | 1990–2022 |
6 | Mário Zagallo | Brazil | 20 | 1970–1998 |
7 | Didier Deschamps | France | 19 | 2014–present |
8 | Sepp Herberger | West Germany | 18 | 1938–1962 |
9 | Enzo Bearzot | Italy | 18 | 1978–1986 |
10 | Guus Hiddink | Netherlands, South Korea, Australia | 18 | 1998–2006 |
References
GiveMeSport. (n.d.). “Football managers with most World Cup appearances”. Available at: https://www.givemesport.com/football-managers-with-most-world-cup-appearances/ (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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