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Who were the other two men to win the World Cup as both player and manager?

  • Franz Beckenbauer, Didier Deschamps

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  • Ronaldo, Romário

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Answer

Franz Beckenbauer and Didier Deschamps are the only two individuals to have won the FIFA World Cup as both a player and a manager. Beckenbauer captained West Germany to victory in 1974 and later coached them to the title in 1990. Deschamps, meanwhile, won the World Cup as a player with France in 1998 and then guided them to victory as manager in 2018.
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