Brazil starts the World Cup with one certainty, that it will have to choose a new commander at the end of the campaign in Qatar. This is because coach Tite already declared, at the beginning of the year, that, regardless of the final result of the competition, he will leave the command of the Brazilian team after the World Cup.
But even before the ball rolls on November 20, it is possible to say that the coach will leave the team in a better situation than the one he found in June 2016, when he officially took over the team.
Arrival after shame
The Canarinho team came from a painful disqualification, still in the first phase of the Copa América Centenario after a defeat by the Peruvian team. At that time, Brazil had a style of play that prioritized pragmatism to the detriment of technical quality. In addition, he still lived under the shadow of the vexing 7-1 defeat to Germany at the 2014 World Cup.
Tite arrived at the national team with the mission of reaching the classification for the Russian Cup – Disclosure/CBF/Reserved Rights
The team also walked limply in the qualifiers for the Russian Cup, occupying only the 6th position, outside the classification zone.
It was in this context that Tite, who had won the 2015 Brazilian Championship for Corinthians (a team for which he was also national champion in 2011 and the Libertadores and Club World Cup in 2012), arrived with the mission of taking Brazil to the Cup. And the mission given was accomplished.
Russia World Cup
In Russia, the Brazilian team had a World Cup of ups and downs. In their debut, they drew with Switzerland. Then came victories over Costa Rica and Serbia that ensured the classification as the best of the group. In the round of 16, Brazil won again, this time Mexico, and reached the quarterfinals, where it stopped against Belgium.
Coach commanded the Brazilian team in the Russian Cup – Lucas Figueiredo/CBF/Reserved Rights
However, the CBF leadership understood that Tite had done a good job, especially given the context in which he took over the team, and offered him the opportunity to lead the team for an entire cycle for a World Cup, in this case the 2022 Cup in Qatar. .
first title
And it was precisely between the 2018 and 2022 World Cups that the coach secured his first achievement in command of the canarian team. In the middle of the Maracanã stadium, Brazil defeated the Peruvian team 3-1 to win the Copa America title for the ninth time in its history.
However, the team’s greatest strength came in the qualifying period for the Cup. The team led by Tite ended the campaign with 45 points, setting a new record in the history of the South American Qualifiers in the current format (before the mark was Argentina, with 43 points).
ACABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! BRAZIL IS CUP AMERICA CHAMPION!
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— CBF Futebol (@CBF_Futebol) July 7, 2019
And, in the search for a spot for the World Cup in Qatar, the coach carried out an important renovation work that gave opportunities and protagonism to players such as midfielder Lucas Paquetá and forwards Vinícius Júnior, Richarlison and Raphinha.
A direct consequence of the historic campaign in the Qualifiers was the return of Brazil to the leadership of the FIFA national team ranking in March 2022, a feat achieved after a hiatus of almost five years.
hope in qatar
Leader of FIFA’s national team ranking, owner of a style of play that prioritizes attack and in the midst of a renewal process that is beginning to bear fruit, Brazil arrives in Qatar as one of the favorites to win the title. And one of the key players in this reconstruction work is coach Tite, who has a real chance of ending his time with the national team with the conquest of the sixth championship.
