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Carlo Ancelotti is set to be the best-paid coach at the 2026 World Cup, with Financial Sport putting his Brazil salary at €10 million. The report says national teams have driven salaries sharply higher as federations compete for high-profile names.
Ancelotti, 66, leads the list after an illustrious club career that has brought him five Champions League titles. Germany’s Julian Nagelsmann is next on €7 million, while Mauricio Pochettino’s pay for the United States is listed at €6 million.
Thomas Tuchel rounds out the group named in the source, with England paying him €5.5 million. The 52-year-old replaced the club game’s usual elite on the international stage, where the financial stakes have risen alongside the tournament’s growth.
Financial Sport says its figures are based on transparent federation data and exclude bonuses and add-ons. The expansion of the World Cup to 104 matches and increased FIFA funding have helped push national-team coaching into a far richer bracket than before.