CBF president confirms Brazil’s farewell match at home before the Copa | OneFootball

Samir Xaud, president of the CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation), revealed in an interview this Saturday that the Brazilian National Team will have one last engagement on home soil before heading to the World Cup. The idea, according to him, is to strengthen the bond with the fans and rekindle the spirit of support for the team led by Carlo Ancelotti.

“The idea is to have the National Team's last gathering in Brazil. We need to bring all the fans back to cheering for the yellow jersey. It's an important action, leaving with all this energy for the World Cup,” said the executive to SporTV.

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Heavyweight rivals on the 2026 radar

The executive also commented on the scheduling for the next FIFA Date in 2026. According to him, high-level national teams are among the possibilities. Croatia, France, and Norway are on the radar.

“We are waiting for the end of the European season to choose the best teams. Nothing is concrete yet,” he explained.

The CBF is working to face opponents with different styles, following a plan set by the coaching staff to prepare Brazil for a variety of scenarios during the cycle leading up to the World Cup. In the October FIFA Date, before facing African teams, the squad played against Asian teams South Korea and Japan.

Senegal as the toughest test of the sequence

Xaud also commented on this Saturday’s friendly against Senegal in London, describing the match as the most challenging of the current run of games – Brazil faces Tunisia on Tuesday.

“Senegal is very strong, they’ve been unbeaten for a long time. Within our coaching staff’s project of facing all footballing schools, it’s a very important challenge. Personally, I think it’s the toughest challenge of this sequence, but we are prepared,” said the CBF president.

The Senegalese arrived at the match riding a wave of excellent recent results and are seen internally as high-level opponents to gauge the current stage of the National Team.

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