Brazil and Ecuador secured their spots at the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday, taking the second and third of South America's six automatic qualifying berths after champions Argentina booked their ticket in March.

Dorival Junior was fired after the 4-1 drubbing at the hands of Lionel Messi-less Argentina back in March. With just one win from their last four qualifiers, Brazil (21 points) sit 4th with four games left to play.

Carlo Ancelotti, the legendary Italian tactician and former Real Madrid boss, is set to lead the Selecao for the first time when Brazil takes on Ecuador.

Ecuador take on Brazil on Thursday, June 5, at the Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha in Guayaquil, with kickoff set for 6 p.m. ECT local time in Ecuador. That makes it an 8 p.m. BRT in Brazil, an 7 p.m. ET or 4 p.m. PT kickoff in the US and Canada, a 12 midnight BST start in the UK and a 1 a.m. AEST kickoff in Australia on Monday.

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Manchester United supporters will have taken great interest in Brazil’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier with Ecuador in the early hours of Friday morning. Not on

Carlo Ancelotti will take charge of his first game as manager of the Brazil national team in the early hours of Friday morning UK time. The Italian has been tasked with leading the Selecao to next