10 World Cup Managers (Besides Pochettino) With Contracts Up In 2026

BusinessSportsMoney10 World Cup Managers (Besides Pochettino) With Contracts Up In 2026ByIan Nicholas Quillen,Contributor.Follow AuthorJun 07, 2026, 11:00am EDTCHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 31: Mauricio Pochettino, head coach of United States, looks on prior to the international friendly match between United States and Senegal at Bank of America Stadium on May 31, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by John Dorton/USSF/Getty Images)Getty ImagesUnited States men’s national team manager Mauricio Pochettino has drawn plenty of headlines for being linked to jobs in European club football next season even before the World Cup begins.That can be jarring for American soccer fans and American sports fans in general, who are accustomed to stability among the coaching elite. But in the soccer world, it’s not all that unusual for managers to look at an upcoming World Cup as a natural end to their tenure, regardless of the tournament outcome.Here are 10 other 2026 World Cup managers who are out of contact once the tournament ends in July. This list isn’t necessarily all-inclusive, and obviously, it doesn’t account for the managers who might be guaranteed beyond the tournament but could face early termination with a poor team performance.Dick AdvocaatCuraçaoWILLEMSTAD - Curacao coach Dick Advocaat steps off the team bus during a training session of the Curacao football team at the Ergilio Hato stadium on June 1 (local time) in Willemstad, Curacao. The Curacao football team is preparing for the World Cup qualifying matches against Barbados and Aruba. ANP | Hollandse Hoogte | GERRIT VAN COLOGNE (Photo by ANP via Getty Images)ANP via Getty ImagesMORE FOR YOUThe legendary Dutch manager is playing with house money in what could very well be his final salvo. After helping the tiny Caribbean nation become the smallest to qualify for a World Cup in tournament history, he had stepped away from the role to care for his ailing daughter. But with her health improved, and with the Bl...