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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti is still recovering from his team's round-of-16 loss to Norway in the World Cup.
But as the 67-year-old Italian turns to the next four years on the job, he pledges to closely watch youth division players and the country's squad at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics to spearhead an overhaul.
Ancelotti also said in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press at the headquarters of the Brazilian soccer confederation in Rio de Janeiro that the five-time World Cup winners don't need to copy defending champion Spain or high-powered France to win a sixth.
“We don't need to copy — we need to learn where we can improve,” Ancelotti said in the confederation's museum, where much of Brazil's national team silverware is kept. “Some positions are well-covered, both in defense and attack. We are looking for improvement and development among the…
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