00:00Hello Lance friends, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, we are in Bernardsville, New Jersey.
00:07First of all, Yanaka, let me make a geographical disclaimer here.
00:12Bernardsville is the northernmost district in Somerset County, and the Brazilian national team is staying in the neighborhood of...
00:20Baskin Ridge,
00:21It's located in the county of Somerset, and CT is in Morristown, so everything is close by; this is a small town.
00:28This is where we're staying, and we showed you a little bit of the city yesterday, right?
00:32A city that is proud of its children, its grandparents, its parents, its loved ones who have had,
00:38whether it was in World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War.
00:44And it's the same here too, here we see several posters with the faces of people who were there.
00:50in these wars.
00:51So, historically speaking, this region of the United States breathes this patriotic pride of war veterans.
00:59It's a cool thing, we even did a report yesterday making an allusion, a comparison,
01:05that this region was one that George Washington used in the War of Independence,
01:10It was crucial for him to gain the trust of his subordinates.
01:13Perhaps Antielotes is seeking inspiration there in American history.
01:18to have the same thing with the national team at the start of the United States' preparation for the World Cup,
01:24Since it all started there in Teresópolis, at Granja Comari.
01:27Yesterday was the first training session here, right?
01:28It was a training session that, apparently, we didn't even get to participate in.
01:31And apparently, from what we've seen in the material released by the CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation), photos and videos,
01:37It was a somewhat physical training session there, and there were some photos that caught my attention.
01:41It was Antielote guiding Marquinhos and Casimiro.
01:45Perhaps it was a tactical training exercise there; we didn't have much information about what happened.
01:49We also saw Neymar arriving at the training grounds, so that's important.
01:53I didn't notice any change in Neymar's posture, like him limping or anything.
01:57He even walked down the stairs from the plane at the Yorkshire airport as well.
02:02With great ease, carrying two suitcases there.
02:05For someone with a calf problem, I don't think they would be able to do this so easily.
02:10So, I think we're here at the beginning of the preparation phase, and the atmosphere here in the United States is really great.
02:15Not about the World Cup, because people haven't been talking much about the World Cup.
02:17But the city environment is really cool and pleasant, isn't it?
02:20Great. So today the team will have its second training session here on American soil.
02:25And it's going to be a training session that's, in quotes, open, right?
02:28The activity at 5 PM here in the United States, in New Jersey,
02:3318 hours in Brazil, belongs to what FIFA calls community training.
02:38It's a training session that all 48 teams that qualified for the World Cup have to do.
02:44It's an integration with the cities where the teams' training centers are located.
02:50Ticket distribution is the responsibility of the district itself, of the city itself.
02:54So it's a very specific thing.
02:55The idea, in general, is to bring children from schools in the region, in short,
02:58to have an activity there, to learn a little more about the teams,
03:01Getting a little closer to the World Cup.
03:03According to FIFA estimates, 70,000 fans,
03:07Football fans will finally get to watch all 48 community training sessions.
03:12We don't know exactly how much it will cost here at the New York Red Bulls training center.
03:17which is the home of the Brazilian national team.
03:19Training, then, is at 5 PM local time, 6 PM Brasília time.
03:23A little earlier, Yanaka spoke about Marquinhos,
03:25Captain Marquinhos will be giving a press conference shortly.
03:29at the team's hotel.
03:30Besides him, there's Igor Thiago over there, who's doing...
03:34It started well, didn't it, Igor Thiago?
03:36Yes, 2 goals and 3 games.
03:37Exactly.
03:40Until March, he wasn't even being considered for the World Cup.
03:43But what a good performance in the Premier League can do, right?
03:45Second top scorer.
03:46And he arrived there for the friendlies against Croatia and France.
03:50at least in Croatia, where he ended up scoring a goal,
03:52He put on the shirt, didn't feel the pressure, and is now at his first World Cup.
03:55Exactly.
03:56Just a few months ago, nobody expected it.
03:58I'm going to make a brief digression about group training, open training,
04:02which in South Africa was in Soeto,
04:03The neighborhood that became famously known because Nelson Mandela passed through there, right?
04:10And then I remember the whole local community going to the stadium,
04:14So, there was a frenzy over the arrival of the national team in that neighborhood of Johannesburg.
04:21And, interestingly, next to the stadium where the team trained there was a small football field.
04:24So, while the national team was training, the kids were over there playing soccer.
04:29So, the team back in 2010, which had Kaká, Robinho, and Wagner Love,
04:36There were several players there who were past their prime.
04:38Kaká was the biggest star of that team, by far.
04:43There were children playing football nearby.
04:45And it was curious that when we arrived, they thought we were also part of the national team.
04:49They wanted to take pictures with everyone.
04:50So, that training session was really cool.
04:52Here, I don't know if it will be with so much, all this frenzy,
04:56But we already saw some people at the training center gate yesterday, right?
04:59Hoping to see something.
05:01Let's see how the fans' participation with the Brazilian national team goes today.
05:06Yanaka said that there isn't much of a World Cup atmosphere here in the United States yet.
05:11I also think that this will become more noticeable as the premiere approaches.
05:16But who is really interested in the World Cup?
05:19They are workers who came from outside the United States.
05:23I spoke with the Egyptian, I spoke with the Indian,
05:26And they love Brazilian football.
05:28But they're complaining about something we've been showing for a long time.
05:31since last year, and as the World Cup approaches it becomes clearer,
05:35which is the exorbitant price of tickets for the matches.
05:39I spoke with an Indian man,
05:41His father was a fan of Pelé, and he is a fan of Ronaldinho Gaúcho.
05:45He said he really wanted to watch even the national team play.
05:47But the ticket the day before yesterday, Monday, was costing a thousand dollars.
05:52The trend is increasing, right? As it gets closer.
05:55Actually, he said that a thousand dollars was for Sunday.
05:57On Monday I searched and it was one thousand two hundred.
05:59And yesterday they told me I was at one thousand three hundred dollars.
06:02to watch Brazil and Morocco.
06:03It becomes truly unfeasible for most people.
06:07That's why the training session later this afternoon...
06:09It ends up being an almost unique opportunity for many people.
06:12But again, it should be more focused on children.
06:16people from this region.
06:18Remember that the team plays against Egypt in Cleveland on Saturday.
06:23Dousan will be present at this game.
06:25I'll be around, maybe keeping an eye on Brazil's potential rivals.
06:30Morocco and Norway play here in New Jersey.
06:32at the New York Red Bulls' stadium.
06:35So it's a legal obligation for us to follow up as well.
06:37to show you a little bit
06:39on how Brazil can confront these rivals.
06:41Morocco, their opening match opponent,
06:43And Norway, Brazil could face them in the knockout stages, right?
06:46Great! You can follow all the World Cup news here with us.
06:50on lance.com.br and in our air newsletters.
06:53That's it. Bye!
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