South Africa coach Hugo Broos became the oldest coach to manage a World Cup match when his team opened the 2026 World Cup against Mexico.Hes going to hold that record for mere hours.The 74-year-old Belgian broke a record that had stood for 16 years when Greeces Otto Rehhagel became the oldest manager in tournament history in 2010 at the age of 71. Before Rehhagel, Paraguays Cesare Maldini was the oldest World Cup manager he was 70 at the 2002 World Cup.At this years World Cup, the record will be broken three times in a matter of days.Just five hours after South Africas match against Mexico concludes, Czechia takes on South Korea. The Czechs are managed by Miroslav Koubek. Hes also 74. And hes just older than Broos.Broos was born on April 10, 1952, and turned 74 earlier this year. Koubek turns 75 in September. He was appointed Czechias manager in December of 2025 after a long club managerial career following his playing career as a goalkeeper.Koubek will end up holding onto the record longer than Broos. But only for a matter of days before Curaao takes the field.On Sunday, 78-year-old Dick Advocaat will set the record again when his team plays Germany. The Dutch coach almost missed out on the tournament entirely, too.Advocaat, who was appointed Curaaos coach in 2024, officially qualified for the World Cup in November of 2025. However, Advocaat stepped down in February as his daughter was dealing with a health issue.Assistant coach Fred Rutten took over, but as Advocaats daughters health improved, players wanted Advocaat to return. A team sponsor even threatened to pull its funding if Rutten stayed as the head coach. Advocaat returned to the team in May.Becoming the oldest coach in World Cup history is a fitting record for a coach for whom well-traveled is an understatement. Advocaat has been a manager since 1980 and has coached the Netherlands mens team on three different occasions after holding the womens national team job in 1987.Hes also coached all over the world, with stints at Rangers, Borussia Monchengladbach, Zenit Saint Petersburg, Sunderland and Feyenoord, among many other club stops. Additionally, Curaao is the eighth yes, the eighth country Advocaat has coached behind the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates, South Korea, Belgium, Russia, Serbia and a stint as Iraqs coach in 2021.