Brazil Turns to Ancelotti in Bid to Reclaim World Cup Glory

Brazil has entrusted Carlo Ancelotti with the task of restoring the national team to the top of world football at the World Cup, as the five-time champions seek a record-extending sixth title after a 24-year wait since their last triumph. The 66-year-old Italian now faces one of the biggest international tests of his career. Ancelotti arrives with a long list of club trophies, and Brazil will be counting on him to translate that record onto the national stage. The move reflects the country’s determination to end a long title drought and reassert itself among the game’s elite. Brazil last won the World Cup 24 years ago and has not come close to matching that standard consistently in the modern era. Since 2002, it has played in five World Cups and failed to reach the quarter-finals four times, while advancing to the semi-finals only once. The memory of the 7-1 defeat to Germany at the 2014 tournament, hosted by Brazil, still looms large in the country. That result remains one of the most painful moments in Brazilian football and underscores the pressure on Ancelotti to deliver in the next campaign.