From Fabio Capello's elegant suit to Dunga's fisherman sweater and Bob Bradley's utilitarian team jacket, World Cup coaches have shown a different cut of the cloth in South Africa.

While some have elected to dress in team gear, looking like a slightly older squad member, style seems to be winning out over comfort as the World Cup field is narrowed.

The fashionistas may be rueing the early departure of England's Fabio Capello, but others are keeping the dress bar high.

The Slovakia and Netherlands coaches might as well have been walking the runway on the touchline Monday. Slovakia's Vladimir Weiss opted for a nifty pinstriped number while Bert Van Marwijk looked Daniel Craig-like in a grey suit and open-neck shirt.

Argentina's Diego Maradona has been a revelation at the tournament, both for his dress and demeanour.

The Argentina coach is fascinating to watch as he stalks the technical area or approaches a departing player as he exits the field and enters Maradona's own personal kiss-and-cry area. Usually the player is swept up in a bearhug or gets a wet one from the emotional coach.

And Maradona looks marvellous in his shiny suit.

In addition to his fights with reporters, Maradona's battle of the bulge has been well-documented. But he has looked good squeezed into that suit on the sidelines of this World Cup.

Maradona's daughters Dalma and Giannina were reportedly the force behind his revamped elegant dress sense.

Germany's Joachem Loew and his coaching staff earned good grades for casual elegance Sunday by wearing a blue V-neck casual shirt under a suit-jacket.

Portugal's Carlos Queiroz also scored style points in dark slacks, jacket and open-necked white shirt, ready to coach or go clubbing.

Brazil's Dunga has had run-ins with the fashion police in the past, taking a pasting for a floral-patterned black-and-white shirt he wore in a 2007 friendly against Portugal. The shirt had been designed by his daughter, a fashion student.

Logos are discreet in South Africa, with Mexico's Javier Aguirre sporting one on his coat and Capello the England badge on his suit jacket.

Capello and his English team, who were no doubt looking stylish on an early flight home, were dressed in retro suits from Marks & Spencer, created in collaboration with Savile Row tailor Timothy Everest.

Fashion icon David Beckham was a constant on the England bench, wearing the team togs. The injured midfielder showed off his extensive ink, with his suit jacket off and sleeves slightly rolled up.

The Football Association is taking the next two weeks to decide whether to retain the Capello. Whatever happens, at least the stylish Italian still has his eyeglasses sponsorship deal with Italy's Zerorh+.

The jacket and tie doesn't work for everyone, of course. With his tie at half-mast, Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac looked like he had slept in his clothes ahead of Saturday's game against the U.S.

And with his unruly mop of grey hair and glum expression, France's Raymond Domenech managed to look rumpled and forlorn on the sidelines as his team imploded nearby.

In his conservative suit, South Korea head coach Huh Jung-mo looked like he could give you a mortgage as well as tactical advice. Swiss coach Ottmar Hitzfeld showed off a variety off top coats over his jacket and tie.

Takeshi Okada looked more like Japan's CEO than coach in his formal attire.

Cameroon's Paul Le Guen injected some colour into his jacket and tie combo, by inserting a red sweater inbetween.

Like U.S. coach Bradley, Chile's Marcelo Bielsa and Italy's Marcello Lippi sought conformity and comfort in their team's track suit. Italy may wear blue but Lippi opted for red -- which is what Azzurri fans were seeing when the defending champion went out after their first round.

In the not-for-everyone department, Algerian coach Rabah Saadane arrived at Durban's King Shaka International Airport in dark glasses and a white track suit.

And Lars Lagerback looked like a Swedish leprechaun at practice wearing the green tracksuit of Nigeria.

The usually stylish Sven-Goran Eriksson was at both ends of the fashion spectrum, covering his suit at times with a white and orange Ivory Coast training jacket.

While clothes don't necessarily make the manager, they can set the tone, be it at the World Cup or not.

Former England boss Steve McClaren took a beating in the British media after taking refuge under an umbrella during a game at Wembley when England failed to qualify for Euro 2008. "The wally with the brolly," read one headline.

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has his own brand of light blue cool, opting to wear a club scarf fashionably knotted around his neck.

On the other end of the English club fashion spectrum, Aston Villa's Martin O'Neill favours tracksuits over suits, often with the pant bottom tucked unfashionably into socks. He also likes to wear football boots, which get good marks for traction if not style.

Canadian national team coach Stephen Hart hopes he might get a chance to be part of the World Cup stage four years from now.

He usually opts for a blazer and shirt.

"I'm not a tie person, to be honest with you," he told The Canadian Press. "I personally would prefer to be on the sideline in a tracksuit but at the international level usually I do wear a blazer."