Philadelphia was painted yellow as Brazil fans flooded into the city in their tens of thousands.

There were many ticketless supporters who travelled large distances to watch the game on television in bars, just happy to be in the same city as their heroes played on the World Cup stage.

Ancelotti struck a defiant tone at his post-match news conference, where the first question was: This was an improvement on Morocco, but what didn't you like about the match?

"We were much better first half. In the second half, they had little bit more control, but we had opportunities to score more goals. All in all it was a good match," said the Italian, who was appointed in May 2025 to end Brazil's long wait for a sixth world title.

It was followed by a question about Manchester United's Cunha: Having scored twice against Haiti, would he remain in the centre-forward role for the next match against Scotland in Miami next Wednesday?

"We'll see," added the Italian.

"I think that Matheus' position was a good position for creating problems for the defence. And he filtered his passes very well, and his position was a good position to be effective at the front.

"It can be an option. We discussed this yesterday. I don't want a clear identity. Maybe we will change this on the next match."

After answering a question about tactics and then Vinicius Jr - who now has six goal involvements in six World Cup appearances (three goals, three assists) - Ancelotti was asked about the performance once more.

"It was what I expected for this match," he said.

"There were less mistakes [than against Morocco], more effectiveness going forward, this was a good match."

Speaking about the next match against Scotland, Ancelotti added: "We don't think about knocking out [Scotland]. We think about playing well and improving, and we analyse the match.

"If we can reach the first position of the group, that would be important for the future. So we want to prepare well for that match.

"Scotland can create a problem. They created problems to Morocco. And so we have to focus on the match and be calm and keep on working to improve."

There was surprise when Ancelotti named Neymar, 34, in his squad ahead of Chelsea's Joao Pedro.

Neymar is Brazil's all-time leading scorer with 79 goals but has not played for his country since October 2023.

The former Barcelona and Paris St-Germain forward has been struggling with a calf problem and did not even travel to Philadelphia for the Haiti match.

However, Ancelotti revealed afterwards that Neymar will be available to feature against Scotland.

"Yes, he will be training tomorrow individually and then on Monday with the team," Ancelotti said. "He will be available for Scotland."

Will his return help Brazil?

"This is a player [Neymar] that is hard to get on the pitch. Just by the way he plays, he invites tackles," said European football expert James Horncastle, speaking to the Euro Leagues Podcast.

"But back Carlo to be the one person to make this work because one of his super-powers is his ability to create a group out of superstars and get everyone on the same page."

However, French football expert Julien Laurens does not think Neymar should be at the World Cup.

In May, Neymar apologised to his Santos team-mate Robinho Jr for slapping the teenager during a training session.

"I don't really think he deserves to be there on the recent performances that he has had and his behaviour and attitude on and off the pitch," he added.