The new coach of La Verdeamarela announced the first list of players who will be on the next qualifying date towards the 2026 World Cup.
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The Italian Carlo Ancelotti said Monday that he will work so that Brazil is again “champion”, assuming as a team technician and announcing his first call for the next games against Ecuador and Paraguay, who will not have Neymar.
Ancelotti, 65 and first foreigner in six decades to direct the Canarinha, arrives with the mission of changing a team with few sporting successes in recent years and disconnected from their fans.
Amid a great expectation in Brazil, the until now Real Madrid coach was presented at a hotel in Rio de Janeiro, with 250 accredited journalists.
“It is a great pride to command the best selection in the world, I have a great job ahead and much illusion that Brazil is again champion,” said “Carletto” in Spanish, mixed with his first words of Portuguese, who promised to learn “quickly.”
“The only objective is to win the World Cup” of 2026, he said, after receiving a diver of “Verdeamarelo” coach from the hands of Luiz Felipe Scolari, the coach that made the fifth and final world championship win Brazil in 2002.
A record technician
The Italian assumes for the first time a selection after the record of having lifted 15 titles with the white club in six campaigns and also becoming the technician more times winner of the European Champions League (5).
It will be the fourth coach of the Canarinha in two years. His predecessor, Junior Dorival, was fired after suffering a 4-1 win against the eternal Argentine rival in March, by the qualifiers.
Ancelotti will premiere on June 5 against Ecuador in Guayaquil and 10 will receive in São Paulo to Paraguay.
These are two important matches in a qualifier in which Brazil, although it is in direct access zone, march fourth, to ten points of the leader and already classified Argentina.
Neymar, later
The Italian left out the Crack Neymar (Santos de São Paulo), 33 years old and newly recovered from a new injury, although he assured that “obviously” has him for the future.
In his last game with Brazil, in the 2-0 defeat against Uruguay in October 2023, the star suffered a serious knee injury and since then he has not carried the colors of his country again.
Ancelotti also announced the return of former Casemiro (Manchester United) to the Selectionwhich will also feature Vinícius JR (Real Madrid) and Raphinha (Barcelona).
Casemiro, 33, returns to contribute “charisma, personality and talent,” according to Ancelotti, who according to the Brazilian press could give him the captaincy.
The Manchester United flyer was not summoned since the double date of October 2023.
Injured, Real Madrid Rodrygo and Endrick did not enter the DT list while the young attacker Estevao, 18, of the Palmeiras de São Paulo and whose pass belongs to the Chelsea of England was summoned.
BRAZIL'S CALL LIST
Goalkeepers:
- Alisson (Liverpool)
- Bento (al Nassr)
- Hugo Souza (Corinthians)
Defenses:
- Alex Sandro (Flamengo)
- Lucas Beraldo (PSG)
- Carlos Augusto (Inter)
- Danilo (Flamengo)
- Leo Ortiz (Flamengo)
- Marquinhos (PSG)
- Vanderson (Monaco)
- Wesley (Flamengo)
- Alexsandro (Lille)
Midfielders:
- Andreas Pereira (Fulham)
- Andrey Santos (Strasbourg)
- Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle)
- Casemiro (Man United)
- Éderson (Atalanta)
- Gerson (Flamengo)
Front:
- Antony (Real Betis)
- Stephen (Palmeiras)
- Martinelli (Arsenal)
- CUNHA (WOLVES)
- Richarlison (Tottenham)
- Rappinha (Barcelona)
- Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid)
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