Argentina is well represented at the 2026 World Cup by the Albiceleste with Lionel Messi and his teammates, but across the tournament plenty of other names are taking the colors of the flag high, with five Argentine coaches at the helm of other nations.

Counting Lionel Scaloni, it’s six Argentine tacticians at the World Cup 2026, with Marcelo Bielsa, Mauricio Pochettino, Gustavo Alfaro, Néstor Lorenzo and Sebastián Beccacece joining the Albiceleste boss for a record not just for the current tournament but in all of its history.

Let’s take a look at who these men are and how they got there.

Arguably the most famous of the quintet, Marcelo El Loco Bielsa is one of the most important South American football coaches in history. Born in Rosario, Santa Fe province on July 21, 1955, Bielsa hails from one of the most affluent and important families in the city.

He showed passion for football from a young age, coming through the ranks at Newell’s Old Boys, but retired aged just 25 due to injuries. He soon started working as a coach, becoming Newell’s head coach in 1990. 

He went on to win two Argentine league titles and reach the Copa Libertadores final in 1992. He’d later win a further title with Vélez Sarsfield and have successful stints with the Chilean national........

© Buenos Aires Herald