This Monday (16), coach Carlo Ancelotti, of the Brazilian Football Team, announced the squad for the next FIFA Date. The games will be against France, on the 26th and Croatia, on the 31st. Neymar is off the list.
These two matches will be the last for the Brazilian team before the final list of players called up for the World Cup is defined.
Among the goalkeepers called are Alisson Becker, from Liverpool FC, Bento, from Al‑Nassr FC, and Ederson Moraes, from Fenerbahçe.
For the sides, Alex Sandro and Danilo Luiz da Silva, both from Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, were called up, as well as Douglas Santos, from Zenit, and Wesley, from Roma.
The defense will have Bremer, from Juventus FC, Gabriel Magalhães, from Arsenal, Roger Ibañez, from Al‑Ahli, Léo Pereira, from Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, and Marquinhos, from Paris Saint‑Germain.
In midfield, those chosen were Andrey Santos, from Chelsea FC, Casemiro, from Manchester United FC, Danilo, from Botafogo, Fabinho, from Al‑Ittihad Club, and Gabriel Sara, from Galatasaray.
In attack, the list includes Endrick, from Lyon, Gabriel Martinelli, from Arsenal, Igor Thiago, from Brentford FC, Luiz Henrique, from Zenit, Matheus Cunha, from Manchester United, Raphinha, from Barcelona, Rayan Vitor Simplicio Rocha, from Bournemouth, Vinícius Júnior, from Real Madrid, and João Pedro, from Chelsea FC.
The games will be held in the United States. The match against France will be held at Gillette Stadium, in Boston, at 5pm; against Croatia, it will be in Orlando, at 9pm.
Three debutants in the squad
Igor Thiago, 24 years old, is England’s second top scorer. The Brentford player has 21 goals this season, behind only Erling Haaland, who has 22.
With a record of 19 goals in the Premier League, he surpassed Brazilians such as Roberto Firmino, Matheus Cunha and Martinelli and became the Brazilian player with the most goals in a single edition of the league.
Bournemouth striker, 19 years old, Rayan, in seven Premier League matches, scored two goals and one assist. Vasco’s revelation was highly praised by Carlo Ancelotti, highlighting his quality and good attitude on the field.
Midfielder Gabriel Sara, 26 years old, has been one of Galatasaray’s main highlights in the last two seasons. The recent good performances, especially in the matches against Juventus and Liverpool in the Champions League, caught the attention of coach Carlo Ancelotti.
Finally, Flamengo’s defender, Léo Pereira, is the only one among the new players in the squad to play in Brazilian football. He is 30 years old and there was already a strong commotion within the red-and-black club for him to join the Brazilian team.
Neymar off the squad list
The Santos striker, according to Ancelotti, is still not in his best physical condition and needs to continue working to reach the expected level for the next World Cup.
According to the coach, the assessment made by the technical committee is exclusively physical, not technical. Ancelotti highlighted that Neymar continues to demonstrate quality when he has the ball, but has not yet reached the peak of his capabilities.
The team commander also highlighted that the technical committee will continue to monitor the player’s performance in the coming months to observe his evolution.
Neymar has not been called up since October 17, 2023. On that occasion, in the match against Uruguay, the number 10 was injured.
