Danilo celebrates Brazil call-up: “Another Botafogo player in the squad” | OneFootball

On Monday afternoon, Danilo was one of the 26 players called up by coach Carlo Ancelotti to represent the National Team in the friendlies against France and Croatia. Pleased, the Botafogo midfielder celebrated the chance to once again defend Brazil.

“First of all, I want to thank God and everyone at Botafogo for helping me reach the National Team and for helping me be at my best. I hope to get there and do what I’ve been doing here at Botafogo,” said Danilo in an interview with Botafogo TV.

“Now, the National Team has another Botafogo player. I know the Botafogo fans and all the staff will support me. Let’s go after many games and many training sessions for the National Team,” added the midfielder.

In the friendlies against France and Croatia, Ancelotti will have his last opportunity to make tests with the Brazilian National Team before the final squad list for the World Cup is announced.

Brazil faces France on March 26, at 5 p.m. (Brasília time), at Gillette Stadium in Boston. The match against Croatia will be on the 31st, starting at 9 p.m., at Camping World Stadium in Orlando.

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Schedule until the World Cup

The list of players for the Brazilian National Team for the 2026 World Cup will be announced by Carlo Ancelotti on May 18. On the 25th, the squad will begin preparations for the World Cup 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 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 June 6.

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