It’s been 24 years since Brazil won their fifth and most recent World Cup – and since getting their hands on the trophy for the first time in 1958, they’ve never gone longer than that without lifting it again…
So, could 2026 be the year Brazil are crowned world champions once more? If you think so, they’re currently 8/1 with LiveScore Bet* to win the World Cup 2026.
For the first time at the World Cup, Brazil are not managed by a Brazilian – and, ominously, no country has ever won the World Cup with a foreign coach – but in Carlo Ancelotti, they have one of the very best ever to tread the technical area.
Not that it’s solely the expert tutelage of Ancelotti which makes Brazil contenders this summer – as ever, theirs will be a squad oozing quality in all departments, from Marquinhos and Gabriel at the back, to Casemiro in midfield, to Raphinha and Vinicius Junior up front.
Granted, Brazil have fallen disappointingly short by their own high standards at recent World Cups – they’ve only reached the semi-finals in four of the last five editions – but their pedigree on football’s most prestigious stage is unquestionable. Up-and-down results in friendlies leading up to this tournament are more a reflection of a wealth of talent necessitating experimentation than anything; expect Ancelotti’s team to be as finely tuned as the many winning sides he’s overseen in the past.
Brazil’s quest for World Cup number six begins against Morocco in New York – where they’ll be hoping to return for the final on July 19 – before further Group C clashes with Haiti and Scotland. The possibility exists of a last-32 showdown with the Netherlands, but you’ve got to beat the best to be the best…
Back Brazil to win the World Cup 2026 at 8/1 with LiveScore Bet
*Odds correct as of 20/5/26
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