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Ancelotti: This Is the Start of a New Cycle for Brazil

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epa13073552 Neymar of Brazil (R) reacts with headcoach Carlo Ancelotti after winning the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 match Brazil against Japan, in Houston, USA, 29 June 2026. EPA/CHRISTOPHER NEUNDORF

Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti has described their loss to Norway as the beginning of a “new adventure”.

The Brazilians journey in the World Cup came to an end after they suffered a 2-1 defeat in the Last 16 at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Norway will now go on to face England in the quarter-finals when they square off on Saturday.

Ancelotti admitted his side deserved more from their World Cup defeat to Norway, insisting they controlled the match for long periods before Erling Haaland proved decisive.

“I think we deserved to win the game,” Ancelotti told FIFA.

“We knew they could play that way; they tried to maintain the intensity of the game by retaining possession. We had the game under control for 70 minutes, but Haaland ended up deciding it.

“A defeat is the beginning of a new adventure.

“We have to keep improving, to find new ideas. It is not an end, it is the start of a new cycle.”