Overview
- Dorival Júnior warned that maintaining high quotas risks long-term harm to the development of Brazilian players.
- He cited Italy’s failure to qualify for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups as a cautionary example of neglecting domestic talent.
- Teams are currently permitted to field nine foreign players per match after increases from five in 2022 to seven in 2023 and to nine in 2024.
- The CBF has proposed reducing the foreign-player limit, but no final rule change has been adopted.
- He also called for natural grass in national competitions, arguing that current surfaces increase fatigue and aggravate injuries.