Brazil squad for the 2026 World Cup: see Ancelotti's list | OneFootball

The Brazil national team squad call-up for the 2026 World Cup was announced by head coach Carlo Ancelotti this Monday (18), in a ceremony held at the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro. The event brought together around 700 accredited journalists from all over the world and featured performances by Ludmilla, João Gomes, Veigh, and Samuel Rosa, who performed the theme song “Bate no Peito.”

Brazil is in the World Cup Group C, alongside Morocco, Scotland, and Haiti. Their debut will take place on June 13, against Morocco. Before that, the national team will play two warm-up friendlies: against Panama (May 31) and Egypt (June 6).

Brazil’s full squad list for the 2026 World Cup

Goalkeepers: Alisson, Ederson and Weverton

Defenders: Alex Sandro (Flamengo), Bremer (Juventus), Danilo (Flamengo), Douglas Santos (Zenit), Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal), Ibañez (Al Ahli), Léo Pereira (Flamengo), Marquinhos (PSG), Wesley (Roma)

Midfielders: Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), Casemiro (Manchester United), Danilo (Botafogo), Fabinho (Al Ittihad), Lucas Paquetá (Flamengo).

Forwards: Endrick (Lyon), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), Igor Thiago (Brentford), Luiz Henrique (Zenit), Matheus Cunha (Manchester United), Neymar (Santos), Raphinha (Barcelona), Rayan (Bournemouth), Vini Jr (Real Madrid)

The confirmed cuts before the announcement

Three names who were expected to be on the list were left out due to injury:

Rodrygo (Real Madrid)

Torn anterior cruciate ligament in the knee

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Éder Militão (Real Madrid)

Serious hamstring injury

Estêvão (Chelsea)

Muscle injury in the right thigh

Ancelotti makes World Cup history

With the official squad announcement, Carlo Ancelotti becomes the first foreign coach to lead the Brazil national team at a World Cup. The Italian took over the role in May 2025 and has used 58 different players across the five FIFA international windows played so far.

The squad announcement ceremony can be watched live on CBF TV (starting at 4 p.m.), on TV Globo, SporTV and ge.globo.com. The final list of the 26 called-up players is expected to be read out at around 5:40 p.m., followed by Ancelotti’s press conference at 6 p.m.

Brazil’s path in the 2026 World Cup

The tournament will be played in the United States, Canada and Mexico, between June 11 and July 19, 2026. The opening match will take place at the Azteca Stadium, with Mexico vs South Africa, on June 11. Brazil will make its debut two days later, facing Morocco.

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