Ancelotti ready to make World Cup history with Brazil | Sports

TOKYO, Oct 13, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - No country has ever won the World Cup with a foreign-born coach but Carlo Ancelotti said Monday that there was "always a first time" as he eyes glory with Brazil. The Italian became Brazil's first overseas coach in six decades when he took over in May and he helped the five-times champions punch their ticket for next summer's World Cup. Brazil face Japan in a friendly in Tokyo on Tuesday, fresh from a 5-0 hammering of South Korea in Seoul last week. Ancelotti said he is aiming to create history for himself and his team at the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. "My goal is to give my best for...