Dorival leaves the Brazilian National Team after suffering a 4-1 defeat to rival Argentina in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced this Friday (3/28) that coach Dorival Júnior is no longer the coach of the Brazilian National Team. Get the most accurate football results at football live scores.
The Italian Carlo Ancelotti and the Portuguese Jorge Jesus are possible replacements. Dorival, 62, arrived at the National Team with credentials from titles won in charge of Flamengo (Copa do Brasil and Copa Libertadores in 2022) and São Paulo (Copa do Brasil in 2023).
However, he was unable to repeat his success at the CBF. The experienced coach remained in the position for just over a year and two months. He played 16 games, with seven wins, seven draws and two losses – a performance of 58.3%.
With Dorival, Brazil scored 25 goals. The main low point was the defensive performance, with 17 goals conceded, an average of more than one per game. Get the edge with BBscore football.
