Marquinhos hails Seleção stability and new talent for post-World Cup cycle | OneFootball

Marquinhos during training with the Brazil National Team in Brisbane, ahead of the first friendly against Australia in the Super FIFA DateCredits: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF

Defender Marquinhos highlighted the stability in the work of the Brazil National Team for the post-2026 World Cup cycle. With 13 years wearing the Canarinho shirt, Brazil’s captain at the last World Cup said he was pleased with the continuity of head coach Carlo Ancelotti and of a core group of the team, as well as with the space opened up for a new generation of players.

“We’re starting this cycle much more calmly, with more positive things than in the past. Some changes in the past ended up making the start of the cycle more difficult; today things are a little more stable. We’re beginning this time with more calm, and we know how important it is to get results, even with changes and many new players,” he said while speaking to the press after the final training session ahead of the first friendly against Australia, on an auxiliary field at Ballymore Stadium in Brisbane.

The 32-year-old defender also praised the arrival of the new players called up by Ancelotti and his coaching staff. In this Super FIFA Date, there are nine debutants (Martinelli, Mauro Júnior, Otávio, Arthur Dias, Jair, Breno Bidon, Matheuzinho, Gabriel Bontempo and Pedro Morisco), with whom Marquinhos will share what he has learned over the course of his 110 appearances for the national team.

“They are players who have what it takes to be in the national team; that’s why they’re here. We can see the quality of this new generation, and I’m very happy to be here once again, for another cycle, with these young guys arriving now. We try as much as possible to pass on positive experiences to them; the negative ones they will learn with time. It’s about preparing in the best possible way to make a good start to the cycle and to continue this transformation,” he emphasized.

Marquinhos during training with the Brazil National Team in Brisbane, ahead of the first friendly against Australia in the Super FIFA DateCredits: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF

Seventh on the list of players with the most appearances for the Canarinho, he still believes he needs to prove himself in order to keep being called up.

“More experienced figures, more accustomed to the Brazil National Team, are very important, but that doesn’t give us the comfort of thinking we have a guaranteed place here. Everyone is fighting for their spot. Players who have already been here must keep fighting to stay here, and players who are here for the first few times also have to keep fighting to remain here. I think that’s what will make our national team strong,” he concluded.

Brazil will take the field for the first time since the World Cup this Friday (25), in a friendly against Australia at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, in Townsville, Australia, at 7 a.m. Brasília time (8 p.m. local time). This match will open the team’s series of three fixtures in this Super FIFA Date. See Brazil’s schedule:

Friday (September 25)

Brazil vs. Australia - 7 a.m. Brasília time (8 p.m. local time), at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, in Townsville

Tuesday (September 29)

Brazil vs. Australia - 7 a.m. Brasília time (8 p.m. local time), at Suncorp Stadium, in Brisbane

Saturday (October 3)

Brazil vs. India - 11 a.m. Brasília time (7:30 p.m. local time), at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium (known as Salt Lake), in Kolkata

Marquinhos during training with the Brazil National Team in Brisbane, ahead of the first friendly against Australia in the Super FIFA DateCredits: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF

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