Brazil signs Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti 1 year ahead of 2026 World Cup

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s soccer confederation stated on Monday it has a cope with Actual Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti eyeing the 2026 World Cup.

The 65-year-old Ancelotti, who will probably be Brazil’s first full-time international coach in a century, continues to be underneath contract with Madrid. The final spherical of the Spanish league will probably be on Could 25 and the CBF said in a statement that he’ll formally take over Brazil the next day.

“Bringing Carlo Ancelotti to coach Brazil is more than a strategic movement. It is a statement to the world that we are determined to recover the top of the podium,” CBF President Ednaldo Rodrigues stated in a press release. “He is the greatest coach in history and, now, he will be with the greatest national team on the planet. Together, we will write new glorious chapters of Brazilian soccer.”

Rodrigues stated Ancelotti will take cost of Brazil’s subsequent two fixtures in South American World Cup qualifiying, along with his debut at Ecuador on June fifth and 5 days later in entrance of house followers in opposition to Paraguay in Sao Paulo.

Ancelotti’s contract with Madrid ends subsequent yr however is predicted to be terminated early.

He’ll exchange Dorival Júnior, who held the job for 14 months and was fired in March after a 4-1 defeat at Argentina. Brazil lags in 4th place in World Cup qualifying after 14 matches and has its 33-year-old star Neymar nonetheless in difficulties to return to high type after an ACL harm in 2023. The highest six groups will safe direct spots in subsequent yr’s match.

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