
(FILES) Brazil's Italian head coach Carlo Ancelotti speaks with Brazil's forward #07 Vinicius Junior during the 2026 World Cup round of 16 football match between Brazil and Norway at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on July 5, 2026. With a renewed vote of confidence from coach Carlo Ancelotti in Vinícius Júnior, Brazil will wrap up its friendly tour on October 3, 2026, against India, a tour that marked the beginning of its rebuild after the failure at the 2026 World Cup. Ancelotti voiced his support for Vinícius as "a key player" for the future of the five-time world champions, despite the star's poor start to the season with Real Madrid. (Photo by Pedro UGARTE / AFP via Getty Images)


