Thiago Silva, World Cup 2026 and next season: “The desire is clear, but…” | OneFootball

Do you want to play in the Champions League next season with FC Porto? “The desire is clear, but for now we’re going to rest and think a bit more about what we want to do in the future. We still have two games left to try to be in a position to represent Brazil at the World Cup, I’m available and the coach [Carlo Ancelotti] knows me well enough. It’s not about forcing anything, but I’m trying to make the most of the moment in the best way possible. My career has been beautiful and if I have to play in one more World Cup, let’s do it; if not, I’ll be grateful, because I’ve had incredible moments and, at the club where I went through the greatest difficulty of my career, being able to become champion, no one will erase that.”

There are 16 days left before Brazil announces its squad for the 2026 World Cup. You haven’t been called up and haven’t played for the national team since the 2022 World Cup. Is there a chance you could go to this one? “We have to wait, we work for that, for the big moments, and the World Cup is a unique competition. I’ve had the opportunity to play in four, so I know what I’m talking about. If he [Carlo Ancelotti] feels my presence is necessary, I’m available. The football I’ve been playing puts me in a position to have that hope, but if I’m not called up, life goes on and that’s part of it. Cycles come to an end and, suddenly, if I’m not, then it’s the end of another one, but life has to go on and we try to do our best wherever we are. If it has to be here, it will be; if I have to stop and move into a post-career role in another function… Life has to go on.”

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