For Ancelotti, in the 2026 World Cup, who will pass the exam by taking Brazil?

Although the South American World Cup qualifiers have not ended yet, it is basically certain that Brazil's World Cup full attendance award has been saved. 6.5 places give Brazil enough fault tolerance. Although they are indeed at a low point at present, Brazil's low point is also a height that many second-tier teams cannot afford.

But Brazil is such a proud football kingdom and is willing to hire a foreign coach, it shows that they are also a little anxious. From the first World Cup championship in 1958 and the last World Cup championship in 2002, Brazil has not won the championship for the longest time in the past 44 years. That is, from 1970 to 1994. Coincidentally, it will be 24 years from 2002 to 2026, so if this is still a regular one, it should be Brazil to take it once. Of course, there are no rules in the football world, it is just a series of coincidences. In terms of the current world football ecology, Brazil is definitely not at the top of the food chain. I remember that in the 2022 World Cup, Brazil led 9 power forwards to Qatar, which was regarded by many as the number one hottest, but in the end, the so-called 9 power forwards were more like a joke. Brazil stopped in the quarterfinals again. And now, Brazil has lost its mighty power during the 9th power forward. What can we use to become the number one hottest? To be honest, Ancelotti coached Brazil at this point, and the time was a little tight, after all, there was only one year left for him to prepare for the battle. Of course, the Brazilian Football Association is willing to choose Ancelotti and will definitely be prepared to support him for a long time, which will give him a lot of time. Therefore, many talents said that when Ancelotti really achieved results, it was the 2030 World Cup. But the problem is that if the 2026 World Cup performance is too poor, it is not ruled out that Ancelotti will leave early. Not only will it continue the trough era of Brazil, but your reputation for being a lifetime will also be affected. Therefore, even if Brazil does not win the World Cup in 2026, its results cannot be too bad. Or to put it bluntly, the 2026 World Cup is the midterm exam prepared by the Brazilian Football Association for Ancelotti. Only when you are well can you continue to coach. If you don’t get well, don’t take the next ultimate exam.

So, what is Brazil's first place in the 2026 World Cup? Let’s first sort out the results of Brazil’s previous World Cups after 2002. It's actually very simple, 4 times in the quarterfinals and 4 times in the quarterfinals. Many people say that in the past 20 years, the World Cup quarterfinals have become Brazil's bottleneck, and every time this node comes, Brazil will be ended by a strong European team. When Brazil reached the semi-finals in 2014, it was not the European team in the quarterfinals and quarterfinals, and the next one was the shocking 7:1. So the semi-finals that time were not as good as the semi-finals before and after. After all, Ancelotti is a famous coach, so if he continues to lead Brazil to the quarterfinals, he will only repeat the previous mediocre results, and Brazilian fans will not be satisfied. Some people must say that the quarterfinals of eight are already the third round of knockout matches in the 2026 World Cup expansion, which is actually one step further than the previous quarterfinals. But for Brazil, such small details are too far-fetched to interpret as progress. Personally, I think that in 2026, the semi-finals will pass. It's very simple. Only by reaching the semi-finals can you play 8 games. In fact, in the past 20 years, except in 2014, Brazil has only played 5 games in each World Cup. You should know that from 1994 to 2002, Brazil reached the final three times and won the championship twice. Compared with the results, Brazil's appearance rate and exposure in the World Cup are also the key points that can be interpreted. Play all the games you can play, let your figure show from the first round to the last round, this is the tone that the football kingdom should have. After reaching the semi-finals, whether to win the championship or not, it depends on luck. For Brazilian fans, although in theory, Brazil does not win the championship means failure, it is just a historical judgment. Looking at the current world football ecology, if Brazil can reach the semi-finals and play for 8 games, Brazilian fans will be able to accept it in their hearts. Although Ancelotti's first report card for school is not excellent, it can at least be considered passing.