Congratulations to Carlo Ancelotti Five-star Brazil advanced to 2 rounds ahead of schedule 12 teams have been shortlisted for the 2026 World Cup

In a match in the 16th round of the South American zone of the World Preliminary Championship, Brazil defeated Paraguay 1-0 at home, and Vinicius retired injured after winning. Brazil's World Preliminary South American Zone has reached 25 points, ranking second, as many as 7 points ahead of seventh-place Venezuela, with two rounds left in the South American Zone of the World Preliminary Tournament, and the five-star Brazil has advanced to the 2026 US-Canada-Mexico World Cup two rounds in advance. Congratulations to Carlo Ancelotti, whose first win in charge of Brazil coincided with qualification for the World Cup.

There are now 6.5 places in the South American zone, Argentina and Brazil are the first to advance, Ecuador, Uruguay, and Paraguay, who are ranked 3-5, are all 24 points, and Colombia is 22 points.

With Brazil qualifying, there are already 12 teams in the 2026 US-Canada-Mexico World Cup, which are the three hostsUnited States, Canada, Mexico, as well as the top two teams in the top 18 groups of the six Asian regions, respectivelyJapan, Iran, South Korea, Uzbekistan, Jordan, AustraliaAmong them, Uzbekistan and Jordan are both qualified for the World Cup for the first time in team history, stained with the expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams, plus South AmericaArgentinaandBrazil, as well as Oceania'sNew Zealand。

Australia and New Zealand, both in Oceania, smiled at each other, and they came together in different ways to participate in the World Cup, while the national football team prepared for the 2030 World Cup in advance. Football is sailing against the current, if you don't progress, you are regressing, not to mention that the national football team is regressing.