CBF sets date for 2026 Copa do Brasil draw, Corinthians learn fate | OneFootball

Late on Wednesday night (18), Corinthians learned the details of the draw for the fifth phase of the 2026 Copa do Brasil. The event will take place next Monday (23) at 2 pm (Brasília time), at the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) in Rio de Janeiro. CBF TV, the entity's official channel on YouTube, will broadcast the draw.

The fourth phase of the national knockout tournament will conclude this Thursday. If the draw format from recent years is maintained, the Alvinegro will be in the same pot as other Brasileirão teams, as well as national and regional winners – tournaments like the Copa do Nordeste and Copa Verde. In the other pot, meanwhile, will be the teams that qualified from the previous phases.

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The 2026 edition underwent changes compared to the previous ones. This is because the number of teams jumped from 92 to 126, and the number of matches increased from 122 to 155. The number of phases went from seven to nine. The prize for the fifth phase, just for participating, will be R$ 2 million. In the round of 16, each club will receive R$ 3 million. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, R$ 4 million and R$ 9 million, respectively.

Finally, the runner-up will secure R$ 34 million, while the champion will receive R$ 78 million, in addition to the accumulated from previous phases and a guaranteed spot in the group stage of the Conmebol Libertadores. The second place in the tournament will secure a spot in the preliminary phase of the international competition in 2027. In 2025, the club from Parque São Jorge won the tournament for the fourth time (1995, 2002, 2009, and last year), by defeating Vasco da Gama, 2-1, at the Maracanã Stadium, with goals from Yuri Alberto and Memphis Depay.

The campaign, until defeating the Carioca team in the decision, was: Novorizontino (third phase), Palmeiras (round of 16), Athletico-PR (quarterfinals), Cruzeiro (semifinal), and Vasco da Gama (final). With the title, Corinthians pocketed just over R$ 97 million and secured a place in the group stage of the 2026 Libertadores.

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