Brazil team has serious problem, at risk of being eliminated from World Cup

Recently, CBF President Ednaldo Rodrigues was dismissed by a Rio de Janeiro court for alleged fraud in signing documents. However, the head of Brazilian football did not accept this decision and appealed to the end.

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CBF President Ednaldo Rodrigues has been dismissed by a Rio de Janeiro court over allegations of fraud in signing documents (Photo; Getty).

He has asked the Supreme Federal Court to reinstate him. At the same time, Ednaldo Rodrigues has warned that FIFA will disqualify Brazil from the 2026 World Cup qualifiers if the federation's operations are interfered with by the government .

The Rio de Janeiro court has now appointed CBF Vice President Fernando Sarney to temporarily assume the duties of President and instructed him to hold elections as soon as possible to form a new leadership of the Federation.

However, Mr. Ednaldo Rodrigues affirmed that FIFA as well as CONMEBOL (South American Football Confederation) refused to recognize the legitimacy of the new leadership of CBF.

FIFA has never allowed politics to interfere in the operations of the Football Association. They have imposed very heavy penalties on Congo and Pakistan (such as being disqualified from the 2026 World Cup) for violating this rule.

Few people expected that a football powerhouse like Brazil would make this mistake. Mr. Ednaldo Rodrigues declared: "The decision of the Rio de Janeiro court could have unpredictable consequences in terms of sport, finance and diplomacy ."

After being temporarily appointed to the CBF presidency, Fernando Sarney announced that he would continue to maintain "existing contracts" and "keep the national team's activities intact".

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Brazil could be disqualified from the World Cup for allowing politics to interfere in sports (Photo: Getty).

Notably, not long ago, the CBF announced the appointment of coach Ancelotti to lead the Brazilian team from August 25. According to Mr. Sarney, the Italian strategist's contract is still valid.

Coach Ancelotti will receive a very high salary of up to 10 million USD per year (the highest for a national team coach). In addition, he also has privileges such as using armored cars, private planes during travel, being provided with luxury villas, buying global insurance, and being protected by a strict security team 24/7.

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