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Brazil National Team’s Upcoming Matches Have Already Been Scheduled

The World Cup has barely ended, but the next FIFA international window has already been set. It will take place in September this year. Brazil, for example, will face Australia twice, at the opponent’s home, in Oceania. In other words, a long trip for Carlo Ancelotti’s players, and he is expected to call up Flamengo players.

WHEN WILL BRAZIL’S NEXT MATCHES BE?

The FIFA international window will run from September 21 to October 6. In other words, players will be released to their national teams for 16 days. Each team will be able to schedule four friendlies. So Brazil still has room to line up two more opponents for warm-up matches.

WHICH FLAMENGO PLAYERS WILL BE CALLED UP?

At the last World Cup, four Flamengo players were called up: Danilo, Léo Pereira, Alex Sandro, and Lucas Paquetá. Of that quartet, the two most experienced are not expected to be called up again. Léo, meanwhile, at 30, still hopes to keep wearing the Yellow Jersey. Finally, Paquetá, one of Carlo Ancelotti’s starters, is practically guaranteed to be on the list.

WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER NATIONAL TEAMS?

Flamengo should have more call-ups in the next FIFA international window. After all, Uruguayans, Ecuadorians, and Colombians played in the World Cup. However, those three national teams have not yet defined their opponents for the September FIFA window.

It is also worth noting that Flamengo is in advanced negotiations with Argentina’s Thiago Almada. As the midfielder is only 25 years old, he should be part of the next cycle for the World Cup runners-up. Rubro-Negro is waiting for the midfielder’s ‘ok’ to take the next step in talks.

WILL THERE BE ANOTHER FIFA WINDOW?

The September FIFA international window will not be the last of the year. Football’s governing body has also set aside dates in November, between the 9th and the 17th, with the possibility of two friendlies per national team. Interestingly, Conmebol has scheduled the Libertadores final for 11/28. In other words, if Flamengo reaches the final and has called-up players, it will get them back on the eve of the decision.

WILL BRAZILIAN FOOTBALL STOP?

Brasileirão and Libertadores matches will not take place during the FIFA international window, but things will follow the same pattern as in recent years, with club matches scheduled the day after or 48 hours after the national team games. In other words, it creates extra wear and tear for any player who ends up representing both teams.

WHAT IS THE AUTHOR’S OPINION ON THE SUBJECT?

— We are seeing how much the World Cup hurt Flamengo’s squad. And some players were already released some time ago. Just imagine this September FIFA window, with matches in Australia, on the other side of the planet? We can only hope that as few Mengão representatives as possible across all national teams are remembered — said Pedro Paulo Catonho, journalist for Coluna do Fla.

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