Brazil is again looking for an interim coach and is one of seven teams without a coach for 2026. Follow the search for a leader to guide our team towards success. Find out who will take on the challenge of leading the Brazilian national team and writing its history in world football.
Brazil is still looking for a technician. After the World Cup, there were 50 coaching changes. Surprisingly, only Argentina maintained stability in South America. Follow the challenges faced by the Brazilian team in the search for consistent leadership.
There are 455 days, 65 weeks and 15 months since Tite announced his departure from the Brazilian national team after the World Cup in Qatar. Unfortunately, that time was not enough for the CBF to find a solution to replace it. Thus, Brazil goes to the second FIFA date without a defined coach, joining six other countries among the 211 affiliates of the entity that still do not have a defined coach aiming for the 2026 Cup. we await the definition of the new leader to command our national team.
ith the announcement of Ramon Menezes as interim once again this Friday, Brazil now joins New Zealand, Fiji, Djibouti, the United States and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the list of countries with temporary technicians. However, these five teams were already working with provisional options throughout 2023, which puts the Brazilian team in a situation closer to that of Saudi Arabia, which still does not have a defined coach.
Chronology of Tite’s departure: 02/25/2022 – Public announcement that he will not renew his contract 12/09/2022 – Elimination from the Cup reinforces his decision to leave 01/17/2023 – Signature of termination and farewell at CBF headquarters
End of Hervé Renard era in Saudi Arabia
In a surprising turn of events, Hervé Renard made an unexpected decision at the end of March. The coach chose to leave the Saudi Arabia national team and take charge of the France women’s team, which prepares for the Women’s World Cup to be held in Australia and New Zealand next month. Meanwhile, Brazil had to say goodbye to Tite after a World Cup quarter-final loss to Croatia on 9 December. Tite made his departure official by signing his contractual termination on January 17.
The search for the solution: Carlo Ancelotti as a priority
Since Tite’s departure, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has placed Carlo Ancelotti as its top priority to take over as coach of the Brazilian national team. Despite repeated speeches that Ancelotti will remain at Real Madrid, the CBF continues to work with the Italian’s intermediaries and with the president of Real Madrid, Florentino Pérez, in an attempt to find a solution to bring him to Brazil. It is noteworthy that Ancelotti has a contract with the Spanish club until mid-2024.
The global landscape: Coach changes and stability
In the context of coaches around the world, of the 211 members of FIFA, 50 have changed coaches after the World Cup. Currently, seven have found themselves without a coach or with an interim coach. In South America, nine new coaches were hired, while the 17 graduates who participated in the World Cup retained their coaches.
Ethiopia finds its solution: Daniel Gebremariam takes over as coach
Another team that was recently without a coach was Ethiopia. However, taking advantage of FIFA data, the team announced Daniel Gebremariam as their new coach last week. Ethiopia sought a solution to fill the vacancy and found in Gebremariam the right professional to take charge of the team.
Ramon Menezes: The internal solution found by CBF
Ramon Menezes, who was initially hired as coach of the Under-20 team, is once again the solution found internally by the CBF. Currently in Argentina for the category’s World Cup, Menezes was summoned to take over as interim coach of the Brazilian national team after the defeat to Morocco in March. He will carry out that role once more, with his first task being to release the squad for the friendlies against Guinea and Senegal.
Brazil is still looking for a coach after the World Cup
In all, there have been 50 coach changes since the beginning of the year around the world. In South America, only Argentina kept Lionel Scaloni, world champion, as coach. Considering the period after the end of the qualifiers in March last year, all continental stays have new coaches, demonstrating a scenario of changes and renewal.
Stability between the legs that faced Brazil
Among the 32 guests who participated in the World Cup in Qatar, 17 chose to keep their coaches. Among the teams that faced Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon and Croatia are among those who kept their commanders. The only exception was South Korea, which