âMore pressure than the presidentâ: Ancelotti sets out to end Brazilâs World Cup drought | TheBriefWire
âMore pressure than the presidentâ: Ancelotti sets out to end Brazilâs World Cup drought
Published 12 June 2026 ¡ sports
Last triumph was in 2002 but Italian head coach, without Neymar against Morocco, brings âjoy and enthusiasmâ It is Marcio Santos who best sums up
Last triumph was in 2002 but Italian head coach, without Neymar against Morocco, brings âjoy and enthusiasmâ It is Marcio Santos who best sums up the predicament Brazilâs players found themselves in before the 1994 World Cup.
âWe hadnât won in 24 years. Thatâs way too long for the Brazilian people,â says the former defender in the new Netflix documentary USA 94: Brazilâs Return to Glory.
Having suffered the ignominy of a first defeat in qualifying that prompted the manager, Carlos Alberto Parreira, to offer to step down, the fabled Romårio and Bebeto strike partnership inspired the Seleção to win a fourth World Cup the last time the tournament was held on American soil.
Published: June 12, 2026 ⢠9:36 PM IST ¡ Updated: June 12, 2026 ⢠11:10 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Last triumph was in 2002 but Italian head coach, without Neymar against Morocco, brings âjoy and enthusiasmâ It is Marcio Santos who best sums up the predicament Brazilâs players found themselves in before the 1994 World Cup.
âWe hadnât won in 24 years.
Thatâs way too long for the Brazilian people,â says the former defender in the new Netflix documentary USA 94: Brazilâs Return to Glory.
Having suffered the ignominy of a first defeat in qualifying that prompted the manager, Carlos Alberto Parreira, to offer to step down, the fabled Romårio and Bebeto strike partnership inspired the Seleção to win a fourth World Cup the last time the tournament was held on American soil.
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