Brazil Seeks to Overcome Confusing Cycle in World Cup

The Brazil team seeks to overcome its confusing cycle in the World Cup. With 95 convocados and four coaches in the period, Carlo Ancelotti's work is the biggest hope to break the elimination sequence for European teams in the World Cup knockout stage.

What happened?

Brazil faced only four European teams since the defeat to Croatia in the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Cup. The first match was against England in March 2023, a 1-0 win, with a goal from Endrick.

Why is this important for Brazil?

The preparation in the cycle against European teams was not worse than in the 2022 World Cup, when Brazil played only against the Czech Republic in 2019, winning 3-1.

What comes next?

Against Norway will be the time to put the study to the test. To break the sequence against European teams, Brazil takes to the field at 17h (Brasília time), in New Jersey. The winner advances to the quarterfinals of the World Cup.

Recent form: 2W-1D-1L (DWLW, most recent first). Coach Carlo Ancelotti has six foreigners on his technical staff. Davide Ancelotti, Francesco Mauri and Paul Clement (assistants), Andrew Mangan and Simone Montanaro (performance analysts) and Mino Fulco (physical trainer).