The early elimination of the Brazilian national team in the 2026 World Cup is still echoing among the historical names of Brazilian football. World champion in 2002 and elected best player in the world in 2007, Kaká defended a deep reform of Brazilian football after another World Cup below expectations.

Kaká calls for unity between CBF and clubs

According to Kaká, the work needs to start from the base categories to recover the historical identity of Brazilian football. The former player believes that only a consistent planning will be able to put the Seleção back among the main powers of world football.

Kaká wants a deep diagnosis

For Kaká, before any change, a complete diagnosis of the reality of Brazilian football is necessary. He defended that clubs, directors, base categories and even the press participate in this process of reconstruction.

What's next?

The Brazilian national team has four years until the next World Cup in 2030. Kaká believes that it's time to think about a reformulation of a project for Brazilian football, in what we can do to improve Brazilian football. The next commitment of the Seleção is against Australia, on September 25, 2026.

Recently, the Seleção faced Norway and lost 1-2. The team has a recent form of 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 5 games. The early elimination in the 2026 World Cup was a hard blow for the Seleção and for Brazilian football in general. Kaká believes that it's time to think about a reformulation of a project for Brazilian football, in what we can do to improve Brazilian football.