Carlo Ancelotti linked with Brazil job: Who would be the ideal European managers for USMNT, Mexico and more?
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Let's pick the European managers that would be good fits for four of the biggest national teams on this side of the Atlantic
The Brazilian federation is considering to appoint Italian manager Carlo Ancelotti this summer after head coach Dorival Junior was fired by Brazil after record 4-1 loss to Argentina in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying. This rumor emerged already in the early months of 2023 when the Brazilian federation wanted to hire the Italian coach for the 2024 Copa America, but then Ancelotti committed to Real Madrid with a new deal and decided to stay in charge of the Spanish giants.
The idea of hiring one of the managers with most titles in the history of the game is still in the air, but it would still become something unusual as only three non-Brazilian coaches were hired for the job, and all the managers that won the five World Cups with Brazil were also Brazilian. It's a general preconception of this sport that the national teams have to be managed, in most cases, by coaches of the country they represent, but the latest examples of Thomas Tuchel for England and Mauricio Pochettino for the U.S. men's national team shows that federations continue to explore everywhere in search of that coveted coach who can get them over the hump.
While most of these jobs are filled, let's have some fun and match USA, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Uruguay with an ideal European coach:
