Brazil's World Cup run: more hope for a sixth title in 2026?
Brazil's World Cup run: more hope for a sixth title in 2026?
Brazilians have been shining in the Club World Cup, with impressive wins and performances against high-profile European football teams.
This was especially true in Botafogo 1 x 0 PSG and Flamengo 3 x 1 Chelsea.
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Today, in fact, all the Brazilian teams (Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense, and Palmeiras) are undefeated and leading their groups.
But does this mean a SIXTH World Cup in 2026?
Will Brazil be able to "translate" the clubs' success to the National Team? Or does one thing have nothing to do with the other? Share your opinion!
While the clubs are shining in the Club World Cup, the National Team has had a modest campaign in the Qualifiers.
There have been seven wins, four draws, and five losses, with 21 goals scored and 16 conceded. Brazil is 10 POINTS behind Argentina.
So, is the SIXTH coming in 2026? Leave your comment!
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Palmeiras: The Brazilian club will advance to the knockout stage if they avoid defeat against Inter Miami. If they lose, they will still go through if Porto fail to win. If they do lose and Porto win, however, then whoever out of Palmeiras and the Portuguese side has the better overall goal difference in all group matches will advance. Inter Miami: Lionel Messi's side will advance to the knockout stage if they get at least a point against Palmeiras. If they lose, Inter Miami will still go through if Al Ahly fail to beat Porto. If Inter Miami do lose and Al Ahly win, then overall goal difference comes into play again. Porto: The Portuguese side must beat Al Ahly and hope Inter Miami win to have any chance. Porto would also need an overall superior goal difference to Palmeiras. Al Ahly: The team from Egypt must beat Porto and hope Palmeiras defeat Inter Miami. 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an hour ago
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'There is nothing more meaningful to me than people who've lived here their entire lives, for generations, telling me it feels like home. A poster like that is not just a marketing visual. To me, it's a piece of culture. It becomes part of the history.' The chance to showcase his art, however, nearly slipped away. Delaporte-Richard learned about the contest close to the submission deadline. Pressed for time, he put together a storyboard in a few hours in his apartment. During the next few days, he feverishly sketched and digitally painted the piece. By the end of the week, he finished the project and submitted it with just two hours to spare. 'I knew I wouldn't have much time,' Delaporte-Richard said, shuffling through his black notebook filled with original sketches and concept art explaining his goal of capturing the energy and motion soccer brings. 'I searched for an idea that would work and created that connection between soccer and Los Angeles.' When Delaporte-Richard hit send on his submission, he wasn't sure what to expect. At first, all he received was an automated message thanking him and highlighting that more than 900 people had entered the poster contest. Then came the waiting game. In December, he was notified that he was one of 16 finalists whose work was getting evaluated by five Los Angeles County experts in public art and cultural exhibitions. Several months later, Jason Krutzsch of the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission reached out with a message. 'I received an email that said, 'Congratulations, your poster has been selected,'' Delaporte-Richard said. 'I had to send an email just asking, 'Is it for real? Is it literal? You're not joking?' And he was like, 'I'm dead serious.'' It took a phone call for it to finally hit Delaporte-Richard — he won. It was a big moment he shared with his wife, who moved to California with him from France, and with friends and family back home in Paris. For the first time, the soft-spoken, introverted Delaporte-Richard found himself in the spotlight, with his first major project now available for the world to purchase — unfamiliar territory for him. Initially, the poster's release left him anxious, unsure of how people would react. Would they love it? Would they hate it? The weight felt heavier because of how deeply personal the project was. Delaporte-Richard's decision to enter the contest comes from a lifelong love of soccer that began in his youth in France, where he first learned to kick a ball. To him, Brazilian legends Ronaldo and Ronaldinho, Argentine star Lionel Messi and French hero Zinedine Zidane were magicians devoted to their craft, inspiring Delaporte-Richard to follow his path. When he was 16, his first designs were soccer banners and photoshopped graphics. A chance to celebrate soccer sparked his love of art. Having never been to a World Cup, Delaporte-Richard says it is an honor to now have his work be part of the games. He plans to attend matches at SoFi Stadium, the venue he passed through a months ago when his artwork was first put on display by the L.A. World Cup host committee. 'If you ask the person who's got into design, creating football banners, about doing the World Cup poster, 15 years later, I would not believe it,' Delaporte-Richard said. 'I wouldn't believe it at all. So this experience in L.A. and in the U.S. made it a reality.'
