Ancelotti is in love with the world, and he gives a big gift when coaching the first defeat! Bolivia 1-0 Brazil, locks in the play-offs

In the 2026 US-Canada-Mexico World Cup South America Qualifiers, the quota for the World Cup finals after the first 17 rounds have been settled. The biggest suspense in the last round is the battle for the intercontinental playoffs between Venezuela and Bolivia. On this match day, Bolivia faced the powerful five-star Brazil at home. In this game, Ancelotti's large-scale rotation caused Brazil's combat effectiveness to decline significantly, with poor offensive performance, and a big gift was given on the defensive end, and eventually lost to Bolivia 0-1!

Before the final match of this World Cup South America, Bolivia ranked eighth in the standings with 17 points, one point behind Venezuela in front of him. If he wants to overtake his opponent at the last moment, Bolivia must defeat Brazil at home and pray that Venezuela will not defeat Colombia in the last game, but it is difficult to achieve this goal, and the reason is very simple, that is, Bolivia has all suffered large losses against Brazil in the last four times.

For Samba Legion, the victory and loss of this game have lost its practical significance, so head coach Ancelotti also made large-scale adjustments to the starting lineup. In the 433 formation, Alison was allowed to guard the roulette, Vitinia, Bruno, Ribero and Kayoenrique built a defense line, Paqueta, Santos and Guimaraes lined up in the midfield, and Enrique, Richarlison and Lino formed an offensive trident.

As the referee whistle sounded, Bolivia, who was more eager to win, launched a fierce attack on the Brazilian goal amid the cheers of the home fans. In the 8th minute, Medina made a low cross from the right. Unfortunately, Montelo, who was unmarked in front of the goal, did not kick the ball, wasting an excellent opportunity to break the balance on the field. 9 minutes later, Bolivia made a comeback, Miglito shot from the right at a small angle, but was saved from the baseline by Allison's two fists.

In the 37th minute, Miglito cut in from the right and suddenly shot from a long shot at the front of the penalty area. The ball was blocked by the defensive player. Allison easily confiscated the ball. Samba Legion, which had no highlights in the offensive end in the first half, gave a big gift on the defensive end before the end of the half. Guimaras knocked down his opponent while fighting. The referee gave Bolivia a penalty kick. Miglito took the penalty and helped the home team return to the midfield locker room with a 1-0 advantage.

After returning to the arena, Brazil's performance on both offense and defense still did not improve significantly. Ancelotti, with a pale complexion, replaced four players in a row in the 61st minute. Estewan, João Pedro, Marquinios and Rafinia came on as a substitute, hoping to change the team's decline on the court. After 7 minutes, Guimarez took a long shot from outside the penalty area, but was confiscated by the Bolivian goalkeeper. This is also one of the few threatening attacks after the opening of the Samba Army.

For the rest of the time, in order to save the fruits of victory, Bolivia's three lines were all retracted to the half-time of its own side, squeezing the attacking space of the Samba Legion to the maximum extent, and withstood the opponent's final counterattack as he wished, maintaining the 1-goal lead until the end.

In another game that started at the same time, Venezuela lost to Colombia at home, which also allowed Bolivia, who won this game, to lock in the intercontinental play-off spot at the last moment. After the game, fans also expressed Ancelotti's human nature and gave Bolivia a big gift package while suffering from his first defeat in coaching Brazil.