YOGYAKARTA – The world’s largest football tournament is now in sight. The names of the highest-paid coaches at the 2026 World Cup are also in the spotlight because the numbers are really beyond the expectations of many people.
The football federation from various countries is willing to spend a large amount of money to bring in the best coach. High expectations are directly proportional to the value of the contract offered.
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The 2026 World Cup will be held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico from June 11 to July 19, 2026. This year is a historic edition because for the first time the tournament is followed by 48 national teams.
Behind the hustle and bustle of the field, there is another competition that is no less interesting. The salary figures of the national team coaches reflect how seriously a country is aiming for the world champion title.
Carlo Ancelotti is the highest-paid coach at the 2026 World Cup
The top position is occupied by Carlo Ancelotti, head coach of the Brazilian national team. The former architect of Real Madrid receives an annual salary of £8.28 million or around Rp167 billion per year.
The fantastic figure makes Ancelotti the highest-paid coach among all coaches who compete in this tournament. Brazil hopes that he will be able to bring the Samba to their sixth World Cup title.
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Here is the list of the 10 highest-paid coaches at the 2026 World Cup
Dilansir dari laman Punch Newspapers, berikut urutan lengkap berdasarkan data yang dikompilasi Planet Football menjelang turnamen berlangsung:
Carlo Ancelotti (Brazil) – £8.28m per year
Ancelotti is leading well ahead of his competitors. His reputation as a world-class coach who has won various prestigious trophies is the main reason why Brazil dares to pay this much.
Thomas Tuchel (England) – £5.06m per year
Tuchel is in second place with a salary of £5.06 million per year. The German coach was appointed by the Football Association to end England’s long wait for a World Cup trophy that has been untouched for more than six decades.
Tuchel’s experience of reaching two Champions League finals and winning one title is his main selling point. He is known as a specialist in the knockout stages who is difficult to defeat.
Mauricio Pochettino (United States) – £4.53 million per year
As hosts, the United States also appeared ambitious. They appointed Mauricio Pochettino who has a long track record with Tottenham Hotspur, Paris Saint-Germain, and Chelsea.
Pochettino’s salary of £4.53 million per year even makes him the highest-paid coach in the history of American football.
Julian Nagelsmann (Germany) – £4.20m per year
Nagelsmann fills the fourth position with a contract of £4.20 million per year. Germany remains serious about maintaining its status as one of the world’s great football powers.
Roberto MartÃnez (Portugal) & Fabio Cannavaro (Uzbekistan) – £3.50m per year
These two names share fifth place with the same contract value. What is surprising is the presence of Cannavaro in this list.
In fact, Uzbekistan is not the favorite team in this tournament. However, his federation dared to spend money to recruit the former Italian national team captain in order to mark Uzbekistan’s historic debut at the World Cup.
Didier Deschamps (France) – £3.31m per year
Deschamps, who led France to the 2018 world championship, earns £3.31 million a year. This figure is considered moderate given his status as a world champion.
Scaloni, Bielsa, Koeman – £2.61m per year
These three names fill the last position with exactly the same salary, namely £2.61 million per year. Lionel Scaloni, even the 2022 world champion with Argentina, is only in eighth place.
Meanwhile, Marcelo Bielsa took Uruguay to this tournament as his third World Cup as a coach. Then Ronald Koeman closed the list as the architect of the Dutch national team.
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