The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) is still struggling to find a direction for his national team after shooting Dorival Júnior. The dismissal came after a resounding 4-1 defeat against Argentina at Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires during match day 14 of the South American Conmebol qualifiers for the World Cup 2026 in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Time ends because of In just a month, they will have to play their matches against Ecuador in Guayaquil and against Paraguay at home. Both games will be crucial because in reality they have not yet qualified for the tournament to be held in North America next year (they are fourth in the table with 21 points).
Therefore, The backlash that CBF received from Carlo Ancelotti, the best goal for the jobincreased nervousness. The plan was for him to take over as soon as his work in Laliga ends at the end of May, because even though he has a contract with Real Madrid until mid -2026, Florentino Pérez is reportedly determined to end his bike in a few weeks Due to the latest results in the Champions League (where they were eliminated in the quarter finals) and against Barcelona (with which they lost the Spanish Super Cup and Copa del Rey final).
However, the Italian replied that he has no definition of Casa Blanca and that he will not make the decision to leave. Thus, he could not give an immediate answer. Prior to this scenario, Edaldo Rodrigues, chairman of the Brazilian Federation, shaved negotiations against the other alternatives.
The most important, Behind Carletto was Jorge Jesús. Brazilian media even reported that there were already ongoing calls for him to take the reins on the scratch, as he completed his contract with Al Hilal. This meant that he would have everything to take over the last four games in qualifying (in addition to Ecuador and Paraguay, in September he will meet the games with Chile at home and with Bolivia in El Alto).
This option was not considered the best, but given the circumstances, they do not exclude it. But according to The worldThe Jorge Jesus was watoed by Neymar. The father of Santo’s football player had a meeting with Rodrigues for the sole purpose of shifting the former Flamengo coach from the Brazilian national team, as it was one of the reasons why Ney Jr. decided to leave Al Hilal.
Abel Ferreira appears when Frontrunner
With this new scenario, The above -mentioned media outlet shows that Abel FerreiraTwice Copa Libertadore’s champion with Palmeiras 2020 and 2021, appears as CBF’s favorite to lead the Brazilian national team on the way to the World Cup 2026.
