Ancelotti sees four World Cup spots still open in Brazil squad | OneFootball

Coach Carlo Ancelotti still has some doubts about the final Brazil National Team squad for the 2026 World Cup. The Italian said in an interview that he sees “four spots” still up for grabs.

“Yes, [there are] four spots left. In that sense, we have a lot of doubts. That’s why, in this call-up, I brought in new players I still don’t know very well. The uncertainty could be one player in defense, a pair in midfield, and a pair up front. The competition is very high, because the national team’s good fortune is having many players with quality and talent,” Ancelotti said during an appearance on the Galvão FC program.

After naming the squad for the friendlies against France and Croatia on March 16, Ancelotti said that “17 or 18” players were already guaranteed a place at the World Cup. The list, however, did not include three players trusted by the coach: Bruno Guimarães, Estêvão, and Éder Militão, who were injured.

Attacking midfielder Neymar, of Santos, has also not been ruled out. He was left out of the most recent call-up because, in the coach’s view, he was “not 100% physically fit.”

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This will be Ancelotti’s last opportunity to test players with the Brazil National Team before putting together the final squad for the World Cup.

Brazil will face current World Cup runner-up France on March 26 (Thursday) at 5 p.m. Brasília time at Gillette Stadium in Boston. The match against Croatia will be on the 31st (Tuesday), starting at 9 p.m. Brasília time, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando.

Brazil National Team’s next matches

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Schedule until the World Cup

Brazil’s squad list for the 2026 World Cup will be announced by Carlo Ancelotti on May 18. On the 25th, the group will begin preparations for the tournament at Granja Comary, in Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro.

The national team’s last match on home soil will be on May 31, against Panama, at the Maracanã. The delegation will travel to the United States on June 1 and will have one final test before the start of the World Cup, against Egypt in Cleveland on the 6th.

Brazil is in Group C of the World Cup. The group also includes Morocco, Haiti, and Scotland.

Brazil’s opener will be on June 13 against Morocco in New Jersey. Six days later, on June 19, the team will take on Haiti in Philadelphia. The Canarinho will wrap up its group-stage campaign on the 24th against Scotland in Miami.

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