Brazil captain Marquinhos attended a pre-match press conference ahead of the team's match against India in Kolkata, where he discussed the warm welcome from local fans, the pressure of playing for Brazil, and the team's goal to regain confidence following the World Cup. This article covers the opening section of the press conference.

Opening section of the press conference:

Marquinhos: I have been committed to the Brazilian national team for many years, and every match feels like both my first and my last.

Marquinhos, how do you feel being here?

I'm very happy to be in India today. Thank you for the warm welcome we received yesterday when we arrived in Kolkata. I'm really looking forward to this match and hope to perform at my best against India. This is my first time in India, and so far, I've been thoroughly enjoying everything here. Thank you very much for the warm welcome from Kolkata.

Indian fans have a very deep connection with the Brazilian national team. How do you feel playing here with such enthusiastic support from local fans? What does this connection mean to you and the other players?

I think when you have the opportunity to visit a country like this, even for someone like me who has played for Brazil for many years and been committed to this team for a long time, it feels truly special. This is my first time here. The love we receive and their expectations for the Brazilian national team's presence are really impressive. They want to share these moments with Brazilian players, both in training and in matches.

One can only imagine how first-time national team players must feel. I believe this is a source of energy, a connection. It drives you to continue trying, keep working hard, and gradually bring the Brazilian national team back to its rightful place—at the top—so we can start winning again and fight for important goals once more.

After the World Cup, at the start of a new cycle, there are always valuable experiences like this. I believe we will carry these experiences throughout the rest of this cycle. So this is a truly precious opportunity. To represent the Brazilian national team here, before a nation and people who love football, love the Brazilian national team, and love its entire history, is a truly valuable opportunity.

We want to reconnect with the Brazilian people. To do that, we need good results on the pitch, to take the field and perform well in the national team's shirt. At the same time, we also want to connect with people outside Brazil who have always followed our team. India is certainly one of the countries outside Brazil with the most fans of the Brazilian national team. So we are very happy and honored to have the opportunity to be here today.

Your performance at the World Cup was not ideal. Under Carlo Ancelotti's leadership, how are you now moving past that experience and that disappointment?

Yes, we are well aware that the World Cup results did not meet expectations. As players, we know how difficult the World Cup is and how challenging it is to advance further and fight for important titles. We saw the level of the teams, the quality of the players, and their performances in matches.

So now we focus on the present, while carrying our history and past with us, experiences that allow us to learn lessons and move forward. From now on, this is a fresh start, and we will carry the accumulated experience with us. Especially the coaching staff—they have also been through a World Cup, so now they have more experience for the next World Cup and the next cycle. For us as players, I think we will recover and be as prepared as possible.

I believe this is what drives us, and it keeps us determined and focused on our next goal and the important tasks ahead. We have long-term objectives, but we also have immediate goals that must be achieved—to truly regain confidence, play well again, and achieve some impressive victories.

Today, one of our goals in coming here is to play a great match tomorrow, secure a good victory, and continue building confidence. The coach also needs to complete his observations, both of new players and established players he wants to continue monitoring. All of this is a process, a cycle. We continuously build on this to regain confidence and maintain good form going into the next World Cup. That is a long-term goal.

But at this stage, our immediate goals must be the focus: winning, continuing to improve, regaining confidence, continuing to play attractive football, and reclaiming the love and recognition of the Brazilian people and those who have always followed us. These are the goals we continue to strive for after the World Cup.

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