In these eight games, the team lost four games, won three and tied one. I have never accumulated so many falls since the new format.
The worrying present of Brazil with Vinicius at the helm
Brazil is going through the worst present in its history. The selection he leads Dorival Junior accumulates four defeats in these Qualifiers, the most since this new round-robin format was played. In fact, prior to Qatar 2022 it had finished undefeated like Argentina.
It is true that the current coach only directed the last two games of the Canarinha in the competition because the previous ones had been under the mandate of Fernando Diniz, but not even the change of coaching staff managed to generate a positive impact.
Dorival was the one who led the team in the Copa América, a competition in which it was eliminated against Uruguay in the quarterfinals, and has the complex challenge of reversing the critical situation that dates back a couple of years.
The goal with which Paraguay beat Brazil in the South American Qualifiers
The thing is that in 2023 Brazil was already accumulating unprecedented defeats, such as the 1-0 loss against Argentina that marked the first at home in the history of the Qualifiers and that same year, also with Diniz, because on date 4, 5 and 6, against Uruguay, Colombia and the aforementioned match against the Albiceleste was the first time in ten years that they lost two or more consecutive games. Quite a symptom.
Added to this is a complex leadership moment, since in December 2023, The Court of Justice of Rio de Janeiro decided to remove Ednaldo Rodrigues from his position as president of the Brazilian Football Confederation because an illegal agreement was signed between the CBF and the Public Ministry of Rio in March 2022, which allowed Rodrigues to go from being interim president to the official one for four years, avoiding that he did not have the power to sign it and saw benefit.
This dismissal triggered a threat from FIFA in relation to the possible elections of the Verdeamarelha, the entities did not recognize the management of the controller José Perdiz. Added to that serious situation was the dismissal of Fernando Diniz in January 2024. Days later, the CBF confirmed Dorival Júnior as the new coach, who had a poor performance in the Copa América, has yet to raise his head in the Qualifiers but, for now, maintains his position.
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