Brazil’s schedule and Ancelotti’s plans for final Fifa break | OneFootball

The Brazilian National Team is preparing for the 2026 World Cup. Carlo Ancelotti announced, this Monday, the last call-up of the year, the penultimate before the final list for the World Cup. The coach revealed that he expects to have the list ready by the FIFA date in March next year, when Brazil will play two more friendlies.

National Team Schedule

The CBF’s competitions director, Rodrigo Caetano, revealed that the National Team will face two European teams in the United States in March. The federation is awaiting the end of the European Qualifiers to define the next opponents.

After that, in June, on the eve of the World Cup, the CBF intends to gather in Rio de Janeiro, train at Granja Comary, and finally play a friendly in the United States to wrap up preparations.

“We will also try to play a friendly match before our trip to the World Cup, and finish our preparation, then yes, with one more friendly there in the United States, before heading to our base camp,” Caetano revealed.

The National Team will learn about its training base on December 5, when FIFA will also hold the draw for the group stage of the tournament, which will take place in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Ancelotti’s Plans

In total, Ancelotti has made four call-ups as head coach of the Brazilian National Team. The coach revealed that the November list should be the last with surprises and that he expects to have the final call-up in mind by the FIFA date in March, the last before the World Cup. The Italian, however, said he will likely have doubts until the very last day.

“I think so [if this will be the last list with surprises]. The FIFA date in March… I believe the list will be more or less… obviously there will be some doubts, because when you have a lot of players, it’s obvious you’ll have doubts until the last day. But I believe that, on the FIFA date in March, it will more or less be the final list,” he said.

“I believe the more time I spend with the players, the closer we get to the final list. We are very close to what could be the definitive list for June. I think there are 17, 18 players. After that, there’s still a lot of time. Obviously, there’s a very important FIFA date in March, where we have to evaluate the players. These six months will depend a lot on injuries that unfortunately can happen during this period, but the list is, more or less, quite defined,” he concluded.

The National Team’s Upcoming Matches

Brazil vs Senegal Date and time: November 15, 2025 (Saturday), at 1:00 pm (Brasília time) Venue: Emirates Stadium, London (ENG), at 1:00 pm (Brasília time)

Brazil vs Tunisia Date and time: November 18 (Tuesday), at 4:30 pm (Brasília time) Venue: Decathlon Stadium, Lille (FRA).

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