Maracanã receives this Thursday (4) at night the last game of the year of the Brazilian men’s soccer team in the country. After today’s duel against Chile for the penultimate round of the World Cup qualifiers, the Canarinho Slisting play against Bolivia away from home next Tuesday (9). Already classified, Brazilians face the Chileans, last placed and outside the 2026 World Cup. The match will start at 9:30 pm (Brasília time) and will be broadcast live from National radio With narration by André Marques, comments by Rodrigo Ricardo and the report by Carlos Molinari. 
Seventy thousand tickets were set for sale for the farewell game of the national team, which will have opening show with the Bahian singer Ivete Sangalo. During the break, a tribute to the players who were world champions wearing the hopscotch is planned. At 90, José Macia, Pepe, champion in 1958 and 1962 in Brazil, has already confirmed presence. For 100 days in charge of the national team, Italian Carlo Ancelotti will also debut on the edge of the journalist Mário Filho stadium.
“A new, very beautiful experience, my first time in the temple of world football,” said Ancelotti, waiting for the most of the team, and acting with confidence and balance. “It’s the way we want to run to the World Cup.”
Third in the qualifiers, with 25 points, Brazil has already secured the place for the 2026 World Cup. Situation different from the Chileans, who bitter the dispute flashlight with 10 points and are out for the third consecutive time of the world’s largest team competition. La Roja will be guided by an interim coach, Nicolás Cordova, a coach of the U-20, in place of Ricardo Gareca, fired in the last round.
Statistics also point to a wide favoritism of the selection. The Chileans are the biggest “customers” in the history of Brazilian football. In 74 matches, there were 52 hopscotch wins, 14 draws and eight losses.
After three training at Granja Comary, in Teresópolis (RJ), Ancelotti should climb the Brazilian team with Alisson, Wesley, Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhães and Douglas Santos; Casemiro and Bruno Guimarães; Raphinha, Gabriel Martinelli, Estevão and João Pedro.
The arbitration of Brazil x Chile duel will be Venezuelan. Alexis Herrera (referee); Lubin Torrealba and Albeto Ponte (Assistants); Alejandro Velázquez (fourth referee) and Ángel Arteaga (VAR).
