Brazil squad named for friendlies against France and Croatia | OneFootball

The Brazilian National Team was called up this Monday (16) by coach Carlo Ancelotti for the friendlies against France and Croatia at the end of this March, during an event at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. These matches will be the last commitments for the Amarelinha before the final list for the World Cup.

Among the 26 names chosen, Léo Pereira, Gabriel Sara, Rayan, and Igor Thiago were called up for the first time.

See the schedule:

Brazil vs France - March 26, at 5 PM (Brasília time), at Gillette Stadium, in Boston;

Brazil vs Croatia - March 31, at 9 PM (Brasília time), at Camping World Stadium, in Orlando.

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The head of delegation for the Amarelinha during this period will be the president of the Pernambuco Football Federation, Evandro Carvalho.

The opponents meet the planning of the National Teams Department to ensure high-level matches for Brazil. Since the end of the Qualifiers, Brazil faced South Korea and Japan in October, and Senegal and Tunisia in November. In this next call-up, they will face France, third in the FIFA Men's World Ranking, and Croatia, ranked 11th.

Carlo Ancelotti during the call-up of the National Team for the friendlies against France and CroatiaCredits: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF

Schedule

The presentation of the athletes is scheduled for March 23, and during this FIFA Date, Orlando will be the base, where they will train at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, a facility used by the National Team during the 2024 Copa América. On the 25th, players and technical staff will travel to Boston to face France on the 26th.

After the friendly, the delegation will return to Florida to continue preparations until the 31st, when they will face the Croatians - on the eve of this match, the team will take to the field at the Camping World Stadium, the venue of the game.

Rodrigo Caetano during the call-up of the National Team for the friendlies against France and CroatiaCredits: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF

Check out the list of call-ups:

Goalkeepers

Alisson - Liverpool (ENG)

Bento - Al-Nassr (SAU)

Ederson - Fenerbahçe (TUR)

Defenders

Alex Sandro - Flamengo

Bremer - Juventus (ITA)

Danilo - Flamengo

Douglas Santos - Zenit (RUS)

Gabriel Magalhães - Arsenal (ENG)

Ibañez - Al-Ahli (SAU)

Léo Pereira - Flamengo

Marquinhos - PSG (FRA)

Wesley - Roma (ITA)

Midfielders

Andrey Santos - Chelsea (ENG)

Casemiro - Manchester United (ENG)

Danilo - Botafogo

Fabinho - Al-Ittihad (SAU)

Gabriel Sara - Galatasaray (TUR)

Forwards

Endrick - Lyon (FRA)

Gabriel Martinelli - Arsenal (FRA)

Igor Thiago - Brentford (ENG)

João Pedro - Chelsea (ENG)

Luiz Henrique - Zenit (RUS)

Matheus Cunha - Manchester United (ENG)

Raphinha - Barcelona (ESP)

Rayan - Bournemouth (ENG)

Vinicius Jr. - Real Madrid (ESP)

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