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An early exit from the World Cup puts the Italian coach under fire
Criticism continues to surround Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti after his early exit from the 2026 World Cup amid calls for him to be sacked.
The Brazilian team was eliminated from the 2026 World Cup in the round of 16, losing to Norway (2-1), but the Brazilian federation intends to renew its confidence in Ancelotti, whose contract runs until 2030.
Brazilian legend Romario, who won the World Cup with Seleção in 1994, began criticizing Ancelotti.He demanded to be removed from his position, addressing many harsh words to the Italian coach.
“I would terminate his contract,” Romario said. After the game, I entered the dressing room as the boss. “Okay, thank you very much. Bye, go to hell.” File a lawsuit against him, we’ll see what happens.”
“After this scandal, Ancelotti cannot remain the coach of the Brazilian national team, this shame he caused. I told you that in the previous three episodes and I’ll say it again here. This is unacceptable, it must change. It can’t go on like this, dammit.”
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In turn, the former coach of the Brazilian national team, Wanderlei Luxemburgo, commented, according to the network.Miss Mercato“If Ancelotti was the Brazilian coach, the press would demand his dismissal. We don’t have better players than Neymar. “Any national team in the world would protect a player like him.”
Media newspaper GZH, based in Porto Alegre, did not hesitate to criticize the Italian coach, saying:
He added: “He should have started working in Brazil from the moment Haaland took the ball (after the final whistle). However, Carlito will not return to Brazil until the end of August.”
He continued. “If Ancelotti’s plan is to make Brazil fear the ball, then he needs to go. It doesn’t make sense for Brazil to play against a second tier European team with only 34% possession.”
Despite the criticism he faces at home, Ancelotti is unlikely to step down. Firstly, it would be very expensive to fire the Italian coach as he still has four years left on his contract and earns €10m a year. Therefore, the Brazilian Football Confederation will have to pay a huge sum if he is removed.
In addition, CNN Brazil reports that Brazil’s veteran players have informed Brazilian Confederation President Samir Zod of the need for stability on and off the field after a number of coaches (Ramon Menezes, Fernando Dinis, Dorival Júnior, Carlo Ancelotti) and federation presidents (Edaldo Zodriguez). The players have demanded that Ancelotti be given the calm and stability he needs to build a new Brazil team based on young talent such as Indrik, Ryan and Estevao alongside captain Vinicius Junior.
