Brazil celebrates World Cup qualification: Ancelotti gets the perfect gift

Brazil celebrates World Cup qualification: Ancelotti gets the perfect gift

Brasilien - On June 11, 2025, Brazil qualified with a 1-0 win against Paraguay for the 2026 World Cup in Mexico, Canada and the USA. The game took place in the third last round of the South America qualification. Vinicius Junior made the decisive goal in the 44th minute after a precise flank from Matheus Cunha. In doing so, Brazil has become the second South American team that qualifies in Argentina for the tournament, as [OE24] reports.

This victory was a particularly nice gift for coach Carlo Ancelotti, who celebrated his 66th birthday that day. Ancelotti had recently taken over the management of the Brazilian national team and was able to celebrate an important success with this first victory under his direction. Previously, he had only achieved a 0-0 draw against Ecuador at the debut.

qualification of the South American teams

with Brazil, Ecuador has also qualified after the team reached a 0-0 against Peru. Despite a 1: 1 against Chile, Argentina is still at the top of the table. Lionel Messi returned to the starting eleven after a knee injury and made his contribution, even if the game for Argentina was made more difficult by the red card against Enzo Fernández in the 70th minute.

• Brazil: 25 points (3rd place)
• ecuador: 25 points (2nd place)
• Uruguay: 24 points (4th place, victory against Venezuela 2: 0)
• paraguay: 24 points (5th place)
• Colombia: 22 points (good chances of qualification)
• chile: excreted again
• Peru: practically from the race

The successful performance of Seleção in qualification means that Brazil will now take part in a World Cup for the 23rd time. The country has been represented at every tournament since the first World Cup in Uruguay. This consistency is unprecedented, especially since no other country has participated in a World Cup almost as often. Germany follows with 20 participations.

After the victory against Paraguay, Ancelotti expressed his satisfaction with the performance of the team and announced a short break before he drives to the World Cup. In the meantime, the football world looks forward to the further developments in the qualification and the preparations of the teams for the upcoming spectacle in North America, as [Sky] reported.