When sitting down to talk with Steph Houghton, she exudes a natural calm and focus – qualities notable on the pitch when she is captaining both Manchester City and England.

Off the pitch, the respect of her club and international team-mates has clearly been earned by the born leader, who has won countless titles and led England to the latter stages of elite international tournaments.

With the Draw for the forthcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup pitching the Lionesses against auld rivals Scotland, 2011 champions Japan and underdogs Argentina, Houghton’s mind is now focused on France 2019.

FIFA.com chatted with the 31-year-old about her Women’s World Cup experiences to date, her hopes for this year's tournament, and the expectation that she hopes will push Phil Neville’s side to a new level.

After 59 appearances for his country as a player, Mladen Krstajic succeeded Slavoljub Muslin as coach of the Serbian national team in October 2017.

His first job in the role was to lead the side to the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where they finished third behind Brazil and Switzerland in their section.

Brighter times followed last autumn with Serbia winning promotion from UEFA League C to B and impressive results against two of European football's superpowers.

In this interview, Krstajic talked with FIFA.com about his connection to German football, the progress he has made with the national team, upcoming targets on the road to UEFA EURO 2020 and Dusan Tadic's amazing journey with Ajax.

Jill Ellis is laser-focused on what's next. She may have led the USA to their third world title at the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™, but you can be assured that she hasn't watched highlights or moments from that achievement anytime recently.

Approaching the five-year marker of being the USWNT head coach, Ellis is only concerned about the next game.

When FIFA.com caught up with Ellis recently, it became clear that everything from Canada 2015 was far from her mind and that everything she's doing now is geared to further success in France.

With the Women's World Cup just around the corner, Ellis sat down with us to talk about the holders, how they have evolved since 2015, her takeaways from that tournament and what tactical trends she expects to see at France 2019. "With the investment that everybody’s made and with the globalisation of our game, I think in terms of this World Cup, tactical flexibility will play a big role in terms of a trend. You’re seeing teams now adapting to their opponent, looking at certain situations and having flexibility in a system or tactic."