In the 2026 World Cup, what kind of results does Ancelotti lead Brazil to pass? Please defeat a European team in the knockout round

After 2002, Brazilian football was like a ill, and it had been ill for more than 20 years. During this period, they were also the world's best team and the most popular team in the World Cup, but they have never fulfilled their strength and status. And most of the time, Brazil is no longer the strongest team in the world, at least now, Argentina, Spain, and France are all above them.

After being sick for so long, I can feel that the Brazilian Football Association is indeed a little panicked. I gave up the airs of the football kingdom and invited a foreign coach to take charge of the coach's seal. Ancelotti is the first non-local coach in Brazil's history. It can be imagined how much Brazil expects him. For a team like Brazil, it is impossible to have other goals in the World Cup, only to win the championship. Not to mention whether you can do it, the most basic attitude must be. But in fact, considering the poor results in the past 20 years, if Brazil can make some breakthroughs and make some progress, it can give fans a preliminary explanation. Therefore, in the 2026 World Cup, even if Brazil does not win the championship, Ancelotti will let fans see the changes they have brought to Brazil. So, what kind of results will Ancelotti lead Brazil to pass the 2026 World Cup? Group promotion? Thirty-two? Top 16? The quarterfinals? Final Four? champion? If the group advancement is regarded as the passing line, it will be too low for Brazil. In history, Brazil only failed the group stage in the 1966 World Cup. Although it has not won the championship for nearly 20 years, it is really easy to advance to the group. The championship is extremely difficult for Brazil at present, and can it be called passing the championship? That should be called excellent, and it is full of excellence. So, do you need to find the answer in several other stages? In fact, we might as well change our thinking. In addition to the specific ranking, there are other angles that can reflect Brazil's progress.

Let's recall the performance of Brazil in previous World Cups after 2002. Except for 2014, Brazil fell at the quarterfinals in the other World Cups, which became Brazil's bottleneck. So, if we can break through the quarterfinals, does it mean a breakthrough for Brazil in the past 20 years? However, after the expansion of the World Cup, a new stage context was brought. The previous quarter-finals were the second round of knockout matches, and 2026 became the third round of knockout matches. This undoubtedly blurs the value of Brazil's breakthrough. In fact, the so-called stopping to the quarterfinals is not the stage, but the opponent. Since 2006, why has Brazil always left so early? All thanks to European teams. In other words, in the past 20 years, after the group advances, they enter the knockout stage. As long as Brazil encounters European teams, they will lose and no one will be spared. No matter what stage it is. In the quarterfinals in 2006, Brazil was ended by France. In the quarterfinals in 2010, Brazil was ended by the Netherlands. In the quarterfinals in 2018, Brazil was ended by Belgium. In the quarterfinals in 2022, Brazil was ended by Croatia. What about 2014? Brazil has reached the semi-finals, but who ended them 7:1? Germany. It's a European team again. Moreover, why can Brazil break through the bottleneck of the quarterfinals this World Cup? From the perspective of today's topic, isn't it because when sixteen goes to eight and eight goes to four, they meet Chile and Colombia one after another? Without European teams stopping them, Brazil will be smooth all the way. Therefore, in the 2026 World Cup, don’t worry about the specific rankings of the specific results. After Ancelotti led the Brazilian group to advance, he would win a European team first in the knockout round. If this can be done, whether it is the sixteenth, eighth or quarter-final, this is something Brazil hasn't done in 20 years. Maybe, this is passing. Let’s do it little by little. Brazil is currently at a low point, and Ancelotti has just taken over it. It is not realistic to expect to win the championship in the first year. Perhaps, 2030 is the time for Ancelotti to achieve real results. But in 2026, the passing report card must be presented first. Let's wait and see which European team Brazil will meet in the 2026 World Cup knockout stage. Don't worry, you will definitely encounter it.