Where to watch and what to expect from Ancelotti’s Brazil squad | OneFootball

With an eye on the last two rounds of the South American Qualifiers, coach Carlo Ancelotti will call up the Brazilian National Team for this FIFA date from 3:30 pm (Brasília time). The Italian coach's next list is expected to feature some new players, either new players or the absence of established starters for the Yellow and Green team.

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First, Brazil will face Chile on September 4, Thursday, at the Maracanã, at 9:30 pm. The Chileans no longer have a chance to qualify for the World Cup, while the Brazilians have already secured their spot in the 2026 World Cup.

Then, to close out their campaign in the Qualifiers, the Brazilian National Team will visit Bolivia on September 9, Tuesday, at 8:30 pm. The call-up by Carlo Ancelotti can be followed live on the CBF's YouTube channel.

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Confirmed Absences

With Brazil already qualified, for this call-up, Ancelotti will test other players and will not call up! some athletes who are regulars on the National Team. For example, striker Vinicius Júnior is suspended for the game against Chile and is unlikely to be on the list.

Midfielder Neymar, from Santos, had hoped to return to wearing the Brazilian jersey after almost two years. However, the star suffered a thigh edema and is unlikely to be called up, although Santos has not informed the player's recovery time.

Finally, an old acquaintance of Carlo Ancelotti's from his Real Madrid days, striker Rodrygo, is another player who may not be on the list.

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New Faces

On the other hand, Brazilian fans can expect a call-up with more names from the Brazilian Championship. Ancelotti's technical committee spent the last two months visiting various stadiums in Brazil, watching many Brazilian Championship games to identify potential athletes.

In addition, with only four more call-ups before the final list for the World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Ancelotti's desire would be to take advantage of the training period at Granja Comary to observe new faces closely. The technical committee would be planning to make few changes in the sequence of friendlies in October, against Korea and Japan, and in November and March next year.

Some names that have never been called up have appeared on Ancelotti's preliminary list, they are: Brazão (Santos), Léo Pereira (Flamengo), Paulo Henrique (Vasco), Vitinho (Botafogo), Kaiki Bruno (Cruzeiro), Jean Lucas (Bahia), Marcos Antônio (São Paulo), Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) and Samuel Lino (Flamengo).

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