Head coach of the Brazilian national team Carlo Ancelotti commented on the defeat of Norway with a 1:2 draw in the 1/8 final match of the World Cup 2026. The Italian leader was disappointed with the result, but said that his team demonstrated a clear performance.

" I think that up to this point we haven’t had a very good world championship, but today, I respect you, we deserved to win.

When such a moment occurs, it is necessary to seize the lesion as if it were the beginning of a new benefit.. We are responsible for making progress, searching for new ideas. This defeat is not the end, but the beginning of a new cycle.

I think the game turned out well. We had a lot of chances in the first half and in the other, if the score was 0:0. Then we made some substitutions to add freshness and depth to try to win the match,” Ancelotti said..

Norway will play England in the quarter finals.