Read on to discover which manager receives the best yearly pay at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar is the playground of the best managers in the world, who will all be striving to bring home the trophy. While it is true that managers at international teams make way less money than their club counterparts, some of them earn decent salaries due to their impressive achievements. Here, we take a look at the 10 best-paid managers at Qatar World Cup 2022, according to statistics from Sportsbrief.
10. Switzerland's Murat Yakin, $1.65 million
Many fans would be shocked to see Murat Yakin's name on this list. After the Euro 2020, the Swiss tactician became the head coach of the national team in August 2021. He entered the national setup with a solid reputation and success playing for clubs like FC Basel at home. Yakin has shown to be quite impressive thus far, and he will be attempting to defend his high salary in the 2022 World Cup.
Under Yakin's management, Breel Embolo’s scored a goal that lifted Switzerland to a 1-0 win over Cameroon.
9. Portugal's Fernando Santos, $2.25 million
One of the best managers who have ever coached the Portugal national team is the Euro 2016 champion. His large salary deal is very acceptable given that the Portuguese squad, with GOAT Cristiano Ronaldo, has developed into one of the greatest in the world. Santos will be aiming to redeem himself at the World Cup, though, after a lacklustre showing at Euro 2020 put him under a lot of pressure.
In the first 2022 World Cup match, Ronaldo makes history as Portugal beat Ghana 3-2.
8. Qatar's Félix Sánchez Bas, $2.45 million
Qatar has made significant investments in its World Cup 2022 preparation over the last few years. They have extensively invested in the national squad in addition to infrastructure. One of the cases is the selection of Félix Sánchez Bas. Bas has excelled for the Qatari team and even contributed to their 2019 AFC Asia Cup victory.
In front of 67,372 spectators at Al Bayt Stadium, Qatar was outplayed 2-0 by Ecuador in the tournament's opening match.
7. Argentina's Lionel Scaloni, $2.65 million
Lionel Scaloni's career has advanced dramatically since he joined the Argentine national team. He served as Jorge Sampaoli's assistant at the 2018 World Cup, but he is now one of the favourites to take home the championship. Under Scaloni, the Argentine squad has been completely revived, and Copa America 2021 was a superb illustration of his talent.
However, much to fans' disappointment, Saudi Arabia defeated Argentina 2-1 in the opening game of the Group C competition.
6. Mexico's Gerardo Martino, $2.95 million
One of the most experienced head coaches at the 2018 World Cup is Gerardo Martino. During his remarkable coaching career, Martino has led notable squads like Argentina and FC Barcelona. He joined the Mexican National set-up in 2019, and thus far, he has done a fantastic job with the group. He has a strong World Cup track record and will strive to guide Mexico to their best-ever result.
Poland and Mexico drew 0-0 in their matchup.
5. Netherlands' Louis van Gaal, $2.95 million
Louis van Gaal is one of the most effective Dutch managers and is the mastermind behind the Netherlands' domination. The Netherlands finished third at the 2014 World Cup under Van Gaal's leadership. Despite being the World Cup's oldest coach, he intends to capitalise on his knowledge and make the Oranje a force to be reckoned with.
The Netherlands seized the advantage in World Cup Group A as goals from Cody Gakpo and Davy Klaassen sealed a 2-0 win over African champions Senegal.
4. Brazil's Tite, $3.65 million
Tite has served as the Brazilian national team's crisis manager since their disastrous World Cup loss in 2014. Under his leadership, Brazil has reclaimed its previous prominence, and the World Cup is the only task remaining. Tite guided the Brazilian squad to the Copa America championship in 2019, but the World Cup still stands as his ultimate objective.
Brazil defeated Serbia 2-0 to begin their World Cup campaign.
3. France's Didier Deschamps, $3.85 million
At the 2022 World Cup, the World Cup-winning coach from 2018 will earn the third-highest salary of any coach. He is under a ton of pressure leading up to the 2022 World Cup, but France is having a lot of injured players such as Kante or Pogba, which may hinder their road to the trophy.
France opened Group D play with a 4-1 victory, showing off their great potential.
2. England's Gareth Southgate, $5.85 million
Gareth Southgate became the English team's manager in 2016 after their disastrous Euro 2016 campaign. Since then, he has guided the English national side to successful outcomes, but all he needs is a trophy to go down in history as a legend. They reached the World Cup semifinals in 2018 under Southgate's direction, before being beaten by Italy on penalties in the Euro 2020 final in 2020.
With a 6-2 victory over Iran in their Group B opening, England got off to a great start.
1. Germany's Hans-Dieter Flick, $6.55 million
At the 2022 World Cup, Hansi Flick is the highest-paid coach, and he is well worth it. At the height of his career, he departed Bayern Munich in 2021 to follow his goal of playing for his country. Flick assisted his boss Joachim Löw as a manager throughout the 2014 World Cup-winning campaign.
Much to fans' disapointment, Germany was defeated 2-1 against Japan after coming from behind, handing Hansi Flick's team their second straight World Cup opening loss.
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