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Ageing Brazil need major surgery - but is Ancelotti the man to do it?

Ageing Brazil need major surgery - but is Ancelotti the man to do it?
BBC News Monday 06 July 2026, 00:51 UTC 1 min read
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There was nothing unlucky about Brazil's loss to Norway in the last 16 of the World Cup and their exit at this stage is an unmitigated disaster, writes Tim Vickery.

There was nothing unlucky about Brazil's loss to Norway in the last 16 of the World Cup and their exit at this stage is an unmitigated disaster, writes Tim Vickery.
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