Brazil
Five-time champs, all-out attack under Ancelotti — yet somehow chasing, not leading.
Team rating
- Attack91
- Midfield84
- Defense83
Next matches
- Next upvs ScotlandHard Rock Stadium, Miami GardensJun 24
The read
Brazil are five-time world champions and the only nation to play every World Cup — the sport's glamour franchise, all flair and . But they have a new coach in Carlo Ancelotti and a strange problem: after only drawing their opener with Morocco (1-1), they sit THIRD in their own group, below little Scotland. The squad is stacked with — Vinícius, Raphinha, an aging Neymar, teenager Endrick — yet the wins are not coming easily.
The fan’s readThe most glamorous on Earth — Vini, Raphinha, Endrick — playing all-out under Ancelotti, chasing a sixth star. When it clicks, nothing on the planet looks better.
Live storylines
- Brazil's identity crisis under Ancelotti
The most decorated nation in history (5 titles), stacked with attackers, hired its first-ever foreign coach — Italian legend Carlo Ancelotti — to end a 24-year title drought. But their European superstars have never translated to the national team, and the pressure is to win, now.
Wobbly opener: drew Morocco 1-1 (June 13), Vinícius dragging them level. Now SITTING BELOW SCOTLAND in Group C. Described as a 'wake-up call'; Ancelotti needs more from the midfield.
The cast
- Carlo AncelottiItalian; the most decorated club coach ever (5 Champions Leagues) and the first-ever permanent foreign manager of Brazil.manager
- Vinicius Junior ★The most electric one-on-one dribbler alive — and he's already produced the highlight of Brazil's tournament, a top-corner solo stunner against Morocco.ClubReal Madrid
- RaphinhaBrazil's other livewire and emotional leader, who came of age as a Barcelona superstar.ClubBarcelona
- NeymarBrazil's greatest modern star, back after 2.5 years lost to injury, chasing the trophy that always slips away.ClubSantos
- EndrickA teenager Brazil bought for tens of millions before he could legally drink.ClubReal Madrid
- AlissonA late double save from him rescued the Morocco draw — the wall behind Brazil's flashy chaos.ClubLiverpool
- MarquinhosPSG's long-serving leader and the calm at the back of a chaotic Brazil — reads danger before it forms and rarely puts a foot wrong.ClubPSG
- Bruno GuimarãesNewcastle's relentless midfield metronome — tackles, drives, and dictates, the connective tissue between Brazil's defense and its galaxy of attackers.ClubNewcastle
- CasemiroA five-time Champions League winner who guards the base of midfield — battle-scarred, positionally peerless, even as the legs slow.ClubManchester United
- Gabriel MagalhãesArsenal's aerial monster — dominant in both boxes, a set-piece threat one end and an immovable object the other.ClubArsenal
Key moments
- 20025-time championsBrazil have won the World Cup five times (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) — more than any other country — and are the only nation to appear at every tournament.
- 1950The MaracanazoIn 1950 Brazil needed only a draw to win the World Cup at home, but lost the deciding game 2-1 to Uruguay in front of ~200,000 stunned fans — a national trauma still invoked today.
- 2014The MineirazoAt their own 2014 World Cup, a Neymar-less Brazil were destroyed 7-1 by Germany in the semifinal — the most shocking collapse in the tournament’s history.