Carlo Ancelotti has committed his future to Brazil until the 2030 World Cup, the Brazilian Football Confederation confirmed on 15 May, formalising the extension that CBF president Samir Xaud had signalled was imminent in the weeks leading up to the announcement.
The 66-year-old Italian, who took charge of the five-time world champions last year and guided them through a successful qualification campaign for this summer’s tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico, will now remain at the helm of the Selecao for at least four more years beyond the current tournament.
Ancelotti expressed genuine enthusiasm about the extended mandate, framing it as a continuation of work already underway rather than a new beginning.
“From the very first minute, I understood what football means to this country. For the past year, we have been working to lead the Brazilian national team back to the very top of the world stage,” he said in a CBF statement. “I want more victories, more time, more work.”
CBF president Xaud echoed that ambition, saying the renewal formed part of a broader effort to “keep Brazil at the highest level of world football.” The decision to extend before the tournament begins represents a clear vote of confidence from the federation, signalling their satisfaction with the direction Ancelotti has set for the programme regardless of what happens in North America this summer.
Ancelotti is due to announce his final 26-man World Cup squad on 18 May. Brazil will then play a farewell match against Panama at the iconic Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on 31 May before departing for the tournament.
The Selecao will be based in New Jersey during the competition and have been drawn in Group C alongside Morocco, Scotland and Haiti. Should they progress as expected, Ancelotti will lead Brazil into the knockout stages with the weight of expectation that always accompanies one of the sport’s most storied national teams.
With the 2030 World Cup scheduled to be held across Spain, Portugal, Morocco and South America, Ancelotti’s tenure encompasses one of the most significant and symbolically charged editions of the tournament in the competition’s history, the centenary edition featuring matches on the South American continent where Brazil’s football legend was born.
