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Ancelotti named Brazil’s first lineup after the World Cup

Brazil faces Australia this Friday (25) at 7 a.m. (Brasília time). Head coach Carlo Ancelotti has named the starting lineup for the Brazil national team. In the middle of this, goalkeeper Hugo Souza, formerly of Flamengo, will start. In addition, two other players developed at Flamengo are also in the starting eleven: Matheuzinho and Vinicius Jr.

Of the three Nest Boys, Vinicius Jr is the only one already used to playing for the Brazil national team. Meanwhile, Matheuzinho is wearing the Seleção jersey for the first time. Hugo, in turn, has one match as a starter.

Brazil lineup:

Starters: Hugo, Matheuzinho, Marquinhos, Vitor Reis and Douglas Santos; Danilo and Bruno Guimarães; Raphinha, Estevão, Vinicius Jr and Endrick.Substitutes: Otávio, Pedro Morisco, Vanderson, Mauro Junior, Gabriel Magalhães, Arthur Dias, Jair Cunha, Breno Bidon, Douglas Luiz, Matheus Martinelli, Andrey, Gabriel Bontempo, Pedro, Samuel Lino and Rayan

Australia lineup:

Starters: Beach, Circati, Souttar and Herrington; Italiano, Irvine, Okon-Engstler and Behich; Metcalfe, Irankunda and Yengi.Substitutes: Adams, Adamson, Bos, Chapman, Degenek, Dukuly, Geria, Izzo, Leonard, McGree, O’Neill, Velupillay, Yazbek and Younis.

Pedro and Samuel Lino start on the bench

Yes, Pedro and Samuel Lino, both from Flamengo, will start the match on the bench. Despite being standout players for Fla in the 2026 season, the forwards will be options for Ancelotti.

It is worth remembering that this is Brazil’s first match after the 2026 World Cup, in which they lost to Norway in the Round of 16. In this way, Brazil is trying to put the painful elimination behind them and build a new winning cycle.

After the clash with Australia, the Brazil national team returns to the field on September 29 in Brisbane, once again against the Australians. Later, the Canarinho will still face India on October 3 to close out the FIFA international window. Thus, Ancelotti completes his first evaluation of the called-up players.

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