Carlo Ancelotti linked with Brazil job: Who would be the ideal European managers for USMNT, Mexico and more?

The Brazilian federation is considering appointing the Italian manager Carlo Ancelotti this summer Head coach Dorival junior was fired Due to Brazil after record 4-1 loss against Argentina in Conmebol World Cup qualification. This rumor was already created in the first months of 2023 when the Brazilian federation wanted to hire the Italian coach for the 2024 Copa America, but then Ancelotti connected to Real Madrid with a new deal and decided to keep the lead over the Spanish giants.

The idea of ​​hiring one of the managers with the most titles in the history of the game is still in the air, but it would still be something unusual because only three non-Brazilian coaches were hired for the job, and all managers who won the five world cups with Brazil were also Brazilian. It is a general prejudice of this sport that the national teams must in most cases be managed by coaches from the country that they represent, but the latest examples of Thomas Tuchel for England and Mauricio Pochettino for the national team of the American gentlemen shows that federations continue to explore everywhere in that coveted coach who can get them about the hump.

While most of these jobs are filled, let’s have some fun and the US, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Uruguay with an ideal European coach:

Argentina: Pep Guardiola

Lionel Scaloni has done something incredible with Argentina because he was able to win the Copa America in 2021 and 2024 and in particular the 2022 Qatar World Cup in punishment against France. Although the Argentinian coach had some thoughts about leaving the job in 2023, he is now fully in charge and will lead his national team to the World Cup 2026

With his contract in Manchester City until the summer of 2027, the Spanish manager suggested before he was interested in coaching a national team in the future, possibly before he made an early retirement in his incredibly successful coaching career. Although it is difficult to think that he could reunite with the Argentinian star Lionel Messi because of his age, Guardiola could be one of the few who could replace a winning coach like Scaloni, who brought Argentina in demonstrably the last golden age.

Guardiola would not only be perfect for the way he managed his clubs earlier, but also because he would speak his first language, avoid a language barrier, which is often considered one of the most important issues when it comes to jobs in the national team. Guardiola coaches the Argentinian national team in the monumental in Buenos Aires would be one of the most iconic images of all time in this sport.

United States: Jose Mourinho

If we play this game of coaches, we have to include Jose Mourinho in the conversation, because the Portuguese coach was very close to Portugal in January 2023, but then he decided to stay with AS Roma because he wanted to leave his club not long after winning the 2022 UEFA Conference competition. Mourinho always had a special bond with the United States, because during his career he chose many times to start the preseason with Kampen at UCLA when he was also in Chelsea and at Inter. With the USMNT, Mourinho would have a similar task as the one he had as a Roma – bring the team to the next level because he could ever win their first UEFA trophy with the Giallorossi. Pochettino is now in charge and is ready to guide the US with the World Cup, but after the Nations League Disaster in MarchAn output of a group phase may lead to more changes.

Mexico: Mikel Arteta

Speaking of steps, Mexico is now being called to make a big one, because they will also organize the World Cup 2026. The current Javier Aguirre manager started well and won the Concacaf Nations League after winning 2-1 against Panama in the final and it seems that he can be that kind of manager, but if we look at European coaches, a profile like that of Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta would be perfect for the job. A young coach who has a number of solid football ideas and cares a lot about the development of younger players, something that Mexico should strive for in the coming years.

Brazil: Jurgen Klopp

We have already said that Carlo Ancelotti is the current dream of the Brazilian federation, but who else can take that job with the European coaches? Brazil needs someone with experience and that can also deal with so many stars and young talents who have to play together. Well, Jurgen Klopp would be ideal for such a job. Klopp, after leaving Liverpool last year, was the head of Global Soccer for the Redbull Group and under the clubs checked by the Austrian group there is Redbull Bragantino, a Brazilian team of the first division. Klopp was taken into account for the job in Germany and reports suggested that there is a clause in his Redbull contract with which he can leave in case the German FA called him, but the same Redbull denied the reports. From today, if Klopp will be back, it is more likely to coach him a national team instead of a club.