🚨 Official! Ancelotti names Brazil's 26-man squad 🇧🇷 for the Cup

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·18 Mei 2026

🚨 Official! Ancelotti names Brazil's 26-man squad 🇧🇷 for the Cup

This Monday (18), coach Carlo Ancelotti announced the 26 players called up to represent the Brazilian National Team at the 2026 World Cup.

At the event held by the CBF at the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro, the 66-year-old Italian coach put an end to the big question of the last few months:

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"Is Neymar going to the World Cup?".

⚠️ Important details

The final squad list can now only be changed in case of injury;
Outfield players can be replaced up to one day before the World Cup opener;
If one of the three goalkeepers gets injured, the replacement can be made during the tournament.

📅 Final schedule

According to the schedule laid out by Ancelotti and the top CBF leadership, the official presentation of the 26 players and coaching staff will take place on May 27 at the Granja Comary training center in Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro.

The friendly match marking the Seleção's farewell to Brazilian fans will take place on May 31 at the Maracanã against Panama.

Then, in the United States, Brazil will play its final warm-up friendly, this time against Egypt, on June 6.

Finally, the national team's road toward a sixth World Cup title begins on June 13 (Saturday) against Morocco at 7 p.m. (Brasília time).

Next, Brazil faces Haiti on June 19 (Friday) at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), and wraps up its Group C campaign against Scotland at 7 p.m. (Brasília time) on June 24 (Wednesday).