00:00Regarding Brazil, do you think they are one of the favorites for the title? How far can they advance?
00:05Brazil is in the running for the title, just like other national teams.
00:08Brazil has very strong players individually, a good coach, and these young guys are coming up through the ranks.
00:14But I think France and Spain are a step ahead if we stop to think about it.
00:18to think about the issue of community.
00:20A team that is very well-integrated, has been together for a long time, and is experiencing a good moment.
00:24He's reached two finals, including World Cup finals, and Mbappé is out there looking to break some records.
00:28So, I think that collectively, and individually, France is a step ahead.
00:32Collectively, Spain is also ahead of the Brazilian team, with De La Fuente.
00:36Now we also have the addition of Nico and Yamal.
00:38Yamal is obviously injured, but he's a generational star, a guy who can make a difference on the field.
00:44That everyone stops to watch.
00:45But Brazil is undoubtedly in the fight, and it's entirely possible for Brazil to advance to the next phase.
00:50Of course, it will depend on the matchups; whether they finish first or second, they'll face a team like the Netherlands, a team like Japan, a...
00:54Norway, finally.
00:55The important thing to know is that the World Cup isn't about which team performs best, so to speak, during the entire tournament.
01:00one season.
01:02Argentina showed this in the last World Cup, they got thrashed in the first game and then changed the team and came back.
01:07And it clicked into gear.
01:08So, Brazil is in this fight for the title, without a doubt.
01:11Hendrik, Rayão, Igor Thiago, and even Matheus Cunha have been standing out in Europe.
01:16Do you think any of them have the potential to stand out and be a decisive factor for Brazil in the World Cup?
01:22We have some alternatives, and I think they're not even really alternatives anymore.
01:25Some solutions, you mentioned Hendrik, Rayão, and Luiz Henrique very well.
01:29These are players who, with Luiz Henrique now being, in quotes, a starter, up until today, because he was a starter in the last game.
01:35friendly.
01:36But these are players who can come in and make a difference.
01:38Hendrik and Rayão are players who make a difference and they've been showing it.
01:41They come in full of energy, full of desire, and they're facing an opponent who is also tired.
01:45Just like Igor Thiago, who is a player who can offer you a different characteristic.
01:49If Luiz Henrique starts on the bench, instead of being a regular starter, he's not performing as well as he does when he's a regular starter.
01:54He comes on during the games.
01:56His impact is greater.
01:57So, it's important for us to have these players available to come on during the game, right?
02:01And to play lightly and try to really change the game's landscape.
02:04From your perspective as a defender, how would you rate our center-back pairing?
02:08Do you think Marquinhos and Magalhães should start?
02:10I even smiled, didn't I? When you talked about the center-back pairing, we have two of the best center-backs in the world, without a doubt.
02:15No doubt about it.
02:15It's no coincidence that they reached the Champions League final, which is the biggest competition outside the World Cup.
02:20that exists in the football scene.
02:22Marquinhos, with his leadership and his ball distribution.
02:24Magalhães, with his left foot, is a player who has a lot of physical presence, but also a good way to move the ball around.
02:28ball.
02:29So, we're well served in that center-back pairing, without a doubt.
02:32And our captain, do you think Ancelotti was right to leave his armband with Marquinhos?
02:36How do you think the locker room can change things?
02:38Leadership is shown in many different ways, right?
02:41There are leaders who are spoken about, explicit, right?
02:43There are leaders who are more quiet, who don't need, for example, a captain's armband.
02:48Marquinhos is a player who is clearly very well-liked and loved.
02:51He speaks and everyone is listening, but not only him.
02:53Casemiro also demonstrates this, even without having that armband.
02:56So, it's a leadership role that can be shared, but it's also very well in Marquinhos' hands.
03:01Clearly, he's a guy who can communicate, has leadership skills, and is respected by the cast.
03:05And not just because of the squad, but in the football landscape in general.
03:08So, that's important too.
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