Ancelotti names squad today for France and Croatia friendlies | OneFootball

The coach of the Brazilian National Team, Carlo Ancelotti, will announce, on the afternoon of this Monday (16), the call-up of the Seleção for the friendlies against France and Croatia, during the March FIFA window, in the United States. The event will begin at 3:30 p.m. (Brasília time) and will be broadcast live on CBF TV, on YouTube. After the announcement of the names, the coach will hold a press conference.

On the 26th, the Seleção will face France at Gillette Stadium in Boston, at 5:00 p.m. (Brasília time). Then, on the 31st, they will take on Croatia at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, at 9:00 p.m. (Brasília time). Both France and Croatia are in the Top 10 of the FIFA Men's World Ranking: France is in third place, and Croatia is in tenth.

With these opponents, the National Teams Department will fulfill the plan drawn up for Brazil to face strong teams from different football schools around the world. Since the end of the Qualifiers, the team faced, in October, the Asian teams South Korea and Japan and, in November, the African teams Senegal and Tunisia.

The list to be announced this Monday (16) is the last before the call-up for the World Cup.

Carlo Ancelotti during the call-up for the Brazilian National Team Credits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF

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