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Quiz: identify the World Cup managers from their previous jobs

Joachim Löw
Germany’s head coach Joachim Löw would have been far too easy to guess so he isn’t included in this quiz. We like to keep you on your toes. Photograph: Martin Meissner/AP
  1. one

    1. Nabil Maâloul (Tunisia)

    2. Gernot Rohr (Nigeria)

    3. Aliou Cissé (Senegal)

    4. Janne Andersson (Sweden)

  2. two

    1. Heimir Hallgrimsson (Iceland)

    2. Age Hareide (Denmark)

    3. Bert van Marwijk (Australia)

    4. Janne Andersson (Sweden)

  3. three

    1. Jorge Sampaoli (Argentina)

    2. Fernando Hierro (Spain)

    3. Juan Carlos Osorio (Mexico)

    4. José Pékerman (Colombia)

  4. four

    1. José Pékerman (Colombia)

    2. Tite (Brazil)

    3. Jorge Sampaoli (Argentina)

    4. Juan Antonio Pizzi (Saudi Arabia)

  5. five

    1. Juan Carlos Osorio (Mexico)

    2. Carlos Queiroz (Iran)

    3. Didier Deschamps (France)

    4. Fernando Santos (Portugal)

  6. six

    1. Janne Andersson (Sweden)

    2. Bert van Marwijk (Australia)

    3. Age Hareide (Denmark)

    4. Hervé Renard (Morocco)

  7. seven

    1. Óscar Tabárez (Uruguay)

    2. Hervé Renard (Morocco)

    3. Juan Antonio Pizzi (Saudi Arabia)

    4. Héctor Cúper (Egypt)

  8. eight

    1. Didier Deschamps (France)

    2. Hervé Renard (Morocco)

    3. Vladimir Petkovic (Switzerland)

    4. Aliou Cissé (Senegal)

  9. nine

    1. Zlatko Dalic (Croatia)

    2. Tite (Brazil)

    3. Hervé Renard (Morocco)

    4. Vladimir Petkovic (Switzerland)

  10. ten

    1. Adam Nawalka (Poland)

    2. Stanislav Cherchesov (Russia)

    3. Mladen Krstajic (Serbia)

    4. Zlatko Dalic (Croatia)

Solutions

1:B, 2:B, 3:B, 4:A, 5:B, 6:B, 7:D, 8:A, 9:D, 10:B

Scores

  1. 7 and above.

    Well done. With a few more years' development you could go far.

  2. 5 and above.

    Pretty average. You'll do well to keep your job after the World Cup.

  3. 3 and above.

    Ouch! You've not even got out of your group.

  4. 2 and above.

    Ouch! You've not even got out of your group.

  5. 1 and above.

    Ouch! You've not even got out of your group.

  6. 9 and above.

    Beaten in the final. But what a tournament you had.

  7. 8 and above.

    You were brilliant but got knocked out in the semi-finals. Unlucky!

  8. 10 and above.

    You've won the World Cup!

  9. 6 and above.

    Well done. With a few more years' development you could go far.

  10. 4 and above.

    Pretty average. You'll do well to keep your job after the World Cup.

  11. 0 and above.

    Ouch! You've not even got out of your group.

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