Carlo Ancelotti came out to face the criticism that questioned Brazil's dubious start to the 2026 World Cup against Morocco with a simple draw and justified the result against the Arab team in the sense that the first duel does not mark the final destiny of a team in the competition.

The Italian coach who set a record in the first Scratch du Oro match in the history of the Amazon team's World Cup by being the first foreign coach after 115 matches for the Canarinha in the World Cup tournaments.

After the draw with Morocco, the so-called Carleto wanted to dribble at the critics, but at the same time he was harsh with the eleven in his charge when considering that the Brazilian squad must improve, beyond the fact that it cannot be considered a bad result.

"We are satisfied with this result, which is not bad, and we will fight in the next game. You do not win the World Cup in the first game. The debut, for many reasons, may not go the way you want, but we have to move forward, prepare well for the next game; the objective is to qualify, overcome the group stage and improve over time," commented the Italian.

At the same time as criticizing his team's actions, Ancelotti also highlighted that he has total confidence in the Brazilian players and that they will try to give another face against Haiti, their next rival. "I have full confidence. I believe that in football not everything goes perfectly. When it happens, you have to offer constructive criticism to improve things. This is just the beginning of this path."

Ancelotti was especially upset by the first half of Brazil's many doubts when they were surpassed by a Moroccan eleven that came out with the dagger between their teeth to try to make history, to the extent that they were the first to open the scoring.

"We didn't play well in the first half, but we improved in the second. We had some opportunities, but we need to be more precise. The team fought until the last minute; the positive thing is that it is quite clear what we need to improve," the Italian strategist said clearly.

Regarding Vinicius Junior, who saved Brazil with a spark, Carleto said that: “He scored a great goal, he is always a dangerous player and I think he has all the qualities to have a great World Cup,” he argued.

Finally, he refused to address the issue of Endrick, who plays in France and who was not used in this match due to technical decisions. "I'm not here to talk about the players individually. I think the athletes who came in played a good game."