Sao Paulo (AP / by Mauricio Savarese) – Brazil coach Dorival Júnior was released on Friday after 14 months in the course of poor results and disappointing performance of the national team.
Júnior's dismissal by the President of the Brazilian Football Confederation, Ednaldo Rodrigues, got here three days after a 4-1 defeat against the bitter rival Argentina in Buenos Aires, the severe defeat of Brazil in a qualifying game of the World Cup.
“The Confederation announces that the cycle of Dorival Júnior is over,” Rodrigues told the media in Rio de Janeiro. “From now on we will work in search of a replacement. There was a lot about (the Confederation) with a trainer of A, B or C, but I should say that (comment) never comes from this president or someone who approved the president.”
Brazil is fifth within the South American qualification for the World Cup 2026. The six top -six qualify mechanically.
Brazil won seven games under the 62-year-old Júnior, pulled an additional seven and lost two. But only considered one of the last 4 games has won. The team scored 25 goals and admitted 17.
In the Copa America last yr, Brazil was eliminated in punishment within the quarter -finals of Uruguay.
Rodrigues has just been re -elected on Monday to steer the Confederation by 2030. In 2023 he bet on the trainer of Real Madrid Carlo Ancelotti to take over a yr later.
While Brazil was waiting for Ancelotti, Ramon Menezes under 20 as a meantime after which hired Fernando Diniz. Diniz was released in January 2024 after two victories, a draw and three losses at work, and Ancelotti prolonged his contract in Spain.
The last time Brazil had three coaches between the World Championships, was before his last title in 2002. Luiz Felipe Scolari accepted the job a yr before the tournament in Japan and South Korea.
Local media reported that Rodrigues will pursue one other approach for Ancelotti and that Al-Hilal coach Jorge Jesus can be considered. Either the Italian or the Portuguese coach becomes Brazil's first foreign trainer when a deal is achieved.
Brazil's next two South American qualification games will find within the second -placed Ecuador and at home against sixth place in Paraguay.
Ancelottis Real Madrid and Jesus al-Hilal are scheduled to play on the World Club Championship this month.
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