Although there was speculation that Carlo Ancelotti could be sacked following Brazil's disastrous World Cup elimination to underdogs Norway in which the Selecao played rather cowardly and could scarcely keep the ball or create great chances outside of individual brilliance from Vinicius Junior, the Brazil federation has confirmed that Carlo will stay and the coach himself has no plans of resigning any time soon.
That is the reasonable outcome, because while Ancelotti caught heat for some of his decisions, he was proven right honestly in every case. He did not want Neymar, who looked beyond finished during the World Cup, but was forced to call him up by the fans and federation. And the fans begged for Endrick to start, but Endrick did not look ready for the big moments when he did get his chances.
Still, not everyone is on Ancelotti's side, and there are quite a few big personalities in Brazil who would still like to see Brazil get rid of Ancelotti despite the decision to keep him and despite the big contract that brought him to the nation.
Carlo Ancelotti is facing unfair fire
Romario has been very outspoken these days on his show, and he recently said, via Liberta Depre, that he wants Carlo Ancelotti gone no matter what and views the Brazil performance against Norway as a sackable offense.
The legendary Brazilian forward said of Don Carlo, "There's no way Ancelotti can continue as coach of the Brazilian national team after this fiasco, this embarrassment he caused (against Norway). I'd rip up that contract and tell him to take it to court."
While Real Madrid fans were themselves very, very critical of Carlo in his final season at the club in 2024/25 when they won no trophies, they quickly realized that Ancelotti was not nearly as finished as they thought and they have actually been worse without him after a totally dysfunctional 2025/26 season in which the issues Ancelotti covered up all came to bear in an ugly way.
Ancelotti cannot be made to answer for the problems of Brazil, which are issues with the country's footballing system, federation, and development. It is not Carlo's fault that Brazil have no fullbacks, no top striker, and a real lack of attacking depth and quality. The only true top player they can rely on is Vinicius Junior, and he is the only player who would have started in Brazil's heyday of the early 2000s.
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