Alisson dropped, Hugo Souza called up for the Seleção

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·20 de março de 2026

Alisson dropped, Hugo Souza called up for the Seleção

This Friday, the CBF announced the call-up of goalkeeper Hugo Souza from Corinthians for the Brazilian National Team's friendlies before the World Cup. The player will replace Alisson from Liverpool, who suffered an injury.

Hugo had been frequently called up and will participate in the March friendlies against France and Croatia in the United States. This was the last call-up before the final list for the June World Cup.

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

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See the complete list below:

Goalkeepers: Hugo Souza (Corinthians), Bento (Al-Nassr), and Ederson (Fenerbahçe);
Defenders: Alex Sandro (Flamengo), Bremer (Juventus), Danilo (Flamengo), Douglas Santos (Zenit), Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal), Ibañez (Al-Ahli), Léo Pereira (Flamengo), Marquinhos (PSG), and Wesley (Roma);
Midfielders: Andrey Santos (Chelsea), Casemiro (Manchester United), Danilo (Botafogo), Fabinho (Al-Ittihad), and Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray);
Forwards: Endrick (Lyon), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), Igor Thiago (Brentford), Luiz Henrique (Zenit), Matheus Cunha (Manchester United), Raphinha (Barcelona), Rayan (Bournemouth), Vinicius Júnior (Real Madrid), and João Pedro (Chelsea).

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