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Brazil signs Madrid coach Ancelotti ahead of the 2026 World Cup

Brazil signs Madrid coach Ancelotti ahead of the 2026 World Cup

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12/05/2025

publish time

12/05/2025

In this file photo, Real Madrid's head coach Carlo Ancelotti waits for the start of the Spanish Copa del Rey final soccer match between Barcelona and Real Madrid at Estadio de La Cartuja stadium in Seville, Spain. (AP)

SAO PAULO, May 12, (AP): Brazil’s soccer confederation said on Monday it has a deal with Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti eyeing the 2026 World Cup and possibly beyond.

The 65-year-old Italian, who is yet to talk about the deal, will be Brazil's first full-time foreign coach in a century.

Ancelotti is still under contract with Madrid until the last round of the Spanish league on May 25. The CBF said in a statement that he will officially take over Brazil the following day.

Brazil’s next two fixtures in South American World Cup qualifying will be at Ecuador on June 5th and five days later against Paraguay in Sao Paulo at the NeoQuimica Arena.

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