Ageing Brazil need major surgery - but is Ancelotti the man to do it?

Brazil's World Cup campaign has ended with a last sixteen defeat to Norway. Writing for the BBC, Tim Vickery argues this wasn't a case of bad luck—it was a proper defeat that reflects deeper problems. With an aging squad in need of major restructuring, the spotlight now turns to their manager: can Carlo Ancelotti be the architect of Brazil's transformation?

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