The Brazilian coach, Dorival Junioradmits that his team needs to improve “quickly”, after recent bad results, and hopes to do so against Chile and Peruin the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
“These will be two fundamental, very important games. We are in a sequence where we need results, given the moment, the situation and the position in the table,” he said in statements released on Monday by Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).
The Canary currently occupies an alarming fifth position, with 10 points, namely Venezuelaand a balance of three wins, one draw and four losses. By 2026, the first six South American teams will qualify directly and the seventh will compete in a play-off.
The combination of Dorivalwhich the previous day had fallen surprisingly against Paraguay in Assumption (1-0), is just one point above Bolivia, eighth place.
The coach is confident that the group is “very well prepared” to play at a “good level” in the match chilli and Peruthe last two teams in the classification, with five and three points, respectively. “We will go for these two results, respecting the rival, but we know that we have to speed up our process,” he warned.
Regarding Chile, he emphasized that it is a team that handles the ball well and “has players of a very good level”, some of whom play in Brazil.
The Brazilian delegation has been concentrated since Monday in the city of São Paulo, where a dozen internationals have arrived, including Danilo, Bruno Guimarães, Savinho, Ederson, Lucas Paquetá and Endrick.
Dorival It will not be easy for him to join the eleven that will compete on Thursday chilliin Santiago, because there are already five players who had to be removed due to injury: the forward Vinicius Juniorthe goalkeeper Alison and the defenders Éder Militão, Guilherme Arana and Bremer.
Five days after playing with La Roja, they will welcome Peru to the stadium Mane Garrincha from Brasília. “I’m sure it will be full,” Dorival said. After almost a year in charge of the five-time world champion, the coach has four wins, five draws and one loss, with 14 goals for and 9 matches.
Source: La Verdad
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