How De la Fuente and Scaloni Outclassed Tuchel and Ancelotti at the 2026 World Cup

Sunday's 2026 World Cup final pits Spain against Argentina, with managers Luis de la Fuente and Lionel Scaloni having steered their sides past higher-profile coaches including Thomas Tuchel and Carlo Ancelotti. BBC Sport examines how both tacticians, who avoid the celebrity status of many top coaches, built their squads around collective strength and tactical flexibility. Their success has been widely seen as a triumph of understated but effective management.

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