{"id":2819,"date":"2026-07-08T10:25:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T07:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/solbakken-says-ancelottis-kind-gesture-helped-settle-post-brazil-tension\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T10:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T07:25:23","slug":"solbakken-says-ancelottis-kind-gesture-helped-settle-post-brazil-tension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/solbakken-says-ancelottis-kind-gesture-helped-settle-post-brazil-tension\/","title":{"rendered":"Solbakken Says Ancelotti\u2019s Kind Gesture Helped Settle Post-Brazil Tension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Norway head coach St\u00e5le Solbakken admitted he struggled to get any sleep after his side\u2019s dramatic 2-1 World Cup last-16 victory over Brazil on Sunday, explaining that a courteous gesture from Carlo Ancelotti helped cool a misunderstanding that had followed an earlier video clip.<\/p>\n<h2>Solbakken: a late-night win and an even bigger emotional reset<\/h2>\n<p>Solbakken said the atmosphere after the match left him wired, but he eventually reflected on how the situation with Ancelotti had been resolved. He described the evening as difficult to switch off from, even after the historic result that sent Norway into the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Monday, the 58-year-old coach said he was grateful that any tension appeared to have faded, pointing to what Ancelotti did once the game was over.<\/p>\n<h2>The clip that sparked Brazil\u2019s reaction, and what Solbakken said<\/h2>\n<p>Before Sunday\u2019s match, some Brazil supporters were reportedly irritated by a clip featuring Solbakken saying \u201cCarlo Ancelotti, we\u2019re coming for you!\u201d after Norway\u2019s last-32 win over the Ivory Coast. Solbakken insisted the message had been taken out of context and suggested that Ancelotti did not hold any ill will.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brazil fans reacted to a video in which Solbakken said \u201cCarlo Ancelotti, we\u2019re coming for you!\u201d<\/li>\n<li>That line was linked to Norway\u2019s last-32 victory over the Ivory Coast<\/li>\n<li>Solbakken said the remark was misunderstood and that it looked like there were no hard feelings from Ancelotti<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Ancelotti\u2019s gesture after the match<\/h2>\n<p>Solbakken claimed Ancelotti demonstrated respect after the game, describing a sign of goodwill that ended any lingering friction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can say that he showed his enormous greatness after the match,\u201d Solbakken told reporters on Monday. \u201cHe sent a representative in with a Brazilian shirt with my name on the back and a greeting. So it was strong stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Quarter-final joy, limited rest, and the next opponent<\/h2>\n<p>Erling Haaland scored twice to book Norway\u2019s place in the quarter-finals for the first time, where they will meet England in Miami on Saturday. Solbakken said he gave the celebration to the players and coaching staff while he struggled to rest, eventually rewatching the match and responding to messages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI let the support staffs celebrate for themselves,\u201d Solbakken said. \u201cI was too tired, so I went to bed and watched the game again, and then I scrolled a little here and there and answered a few texts, and slept very little. But it was a good morning.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Erling Haaland scored twice to send Norway into the quarter-finals<\/li>\n<li>Norway\u2019s first-ever quarter-final appearance in the tournament<\/li>\n<li>Next match: England in Miami on Saturday<\/li>\n<li>Solbakken said he let the backroom team celebrate while he spent much of the night exhausted and rewatching the game<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Celebration policy: freedom with responsibility<\/h3>\n<p>Solbakken also clarified that he had not exactly issued a \u201cfree hand\u201d for celebration, but he believed his squad would still enjoy the moment appropriately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t give them a free hand exactly,\u201d he said, \u201cbut I expected they\u2019d still be able to enjoy themselves anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cThey decide these things themselves, it\u2019s freedom with responsibility. 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Her editorial work also expanded to include fast-growing digital verticals\u2014such as lifestyle tech, online entertainment, and gambling-related content\u2014tailored to evolving reader interests and brand opportunities.","sameAs":["https:\/\/za.linkedin.com\/in\/zibuyile-dladla-9a26628a"],"url":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/author\/zibuyile-dladla\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2819\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}