Brazil sack Dorival mid-2026 qualifiers, however have but to discover a alternative

March 31 – Brazil have dismissed supervisor Dorival Junior following the disappointing leads to World Cup qualifying that culminated with final week’s 4-1 defeat by the hands of Argentina. 

On Friday, after days of hypothesis, the Confederation of Brazilian Soccer (CBF) and Dorival (pictured) parted methods after the stinging defeat in Buenos Aires, the largest loss to Argentina since 1964.

In January, final 12 months Dorival took over from interim supervisor Fernando Diniz who by no means acquired Brazil on the rails because the CBF flirted with Actual Madrid supervisor Carlo Ancelotti. Dorival had gained the Copa Libertadores and the Brazilian Cup with Flamengo, however he didn’t impress with Brazil, profitable solely seven of his 16 matches. Brazil exited the 2024 Copa America early and struggled within the World Cup qualifiers.

In an announcement, CBF president Ednaldo Rodrigues mentioned: “Now we are going to work to look a successor. That what has been written about contact with A, B or C didn’t go via the president. To any extent further, we are going to search a successor to maintain the soundness of the nationwide workforce.”

The CBF desires to herald a successor by June’s worldwide window. That guidelines out Ancelotti, leaving Jorge Jesus because the frontrunner in keeping with Brazilian media. In 2019, Jesus turned his reign at Flamengo right into a victory parade, profitable the Brazilian league and the Copa Libertadores, with attacking soccer. He’s managing Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia, the membership Neymar departed after accidents sidelined him.

The brand new supervisor could have a mountain to climb. With the World Cup enlargement to 48 groups, Brazil – the one workforce to have participated in each single World Cup – ought to have little problem in qualifying for the finals, however there can be valuable little time to make the workforce aggressive for the event.

They’re fourth within the South American qualifying standings, a degree above sixth-place Colombia. On the final World Cup, the Brazilians exited within the quarter-finals once more, prompting the departure of supervisor Tite and a chronic disaster because the rebuild of the workforce has repeatedly foundered.

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