This Wednesday afternoon (1) saw the call-up of the Brazilian national team for friendlies against South Korea and Japan on the 10th and 14th of the upcoming days, respectively.
And coach Carlo Ancelotti ensured returns and new faces during the event held at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.
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26 athletes were called up. Two of them are from Brazilian football.
The delegation will meet next Monday (6) in Seoul, the location of the first commitment of the Fifa Date.
Vini Júnior was left out of the last list due to the suspension he had to serve against Chile. But he returns.
Meanwhile, Rodrygo was absent in the last Fifa Date to recover physically and mentally. And he was injured in Ancelotti’s first call-up.
Several other athletes also debut since Ancelotti’s arrival.
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Alisson (Liverpool), Marquinhos (PSG), Alexsandro Ribeiro (Lille), Andrey Santos (Chelsea) and Raphinha (Barcelona) were unavailable due to injuries.
With Brazilian football athletes
South Korea versus Brazil will be on the aforementioned 10th with the ball rolling from 8am (Brasília time).
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The duel against the Japanese is scheduled for 7:30am (Brasília time) on the 14th, in Tokyo. Competing for the Kirin Cup.
The match against the Japanese team will end about 33 hours before the 28th round of the Brasileirão starts on Wednesday, the 15th.
Corinthians and Cruzeiro will play on this day. This may impact the presence of Hugo Souza and Fabrício Bruno on the field against Santos and Atlético, respectively.
See all the called up players 👇🏽
Goalkeepers
Bento – Al-Nassr
Ederson – Fenerbahçe
Hugo Souza – Corinthians
Fullbacks
Vanderson – Monaco
Wesley – Roma
Caio Henrique – Monaco
Carlos Augusto – Inter Milan
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Douglas Santos – Zenit
Centre-backs
Éder Militão – Real Madrid
Fabrício Bruno – Cruzeiro
Gabriel Magalhães – Arsenal
Lucas Beraldo – PSG
Midfielders
André – Wolverhampton
Bruno Guimarães – Newcastle
Casemiro – Manchester United
João Gomes – Wolverhampton
Joelinton – Newcastle
Lucas Paquetá – West Ham
Forwards
Estêvão – Chelsea
Gabriel Martinelli – Arsenal
Igor Jesus – Nottingham Forest
Luiz Henrique – Zenit
Matheus Cunha – Manchester United
Richarlison – Tottenham
Vinicius Júnior – Real Madrid
Rodrygo – Real Madrid
Upcoming friendlies 📅
Ancelotti will have one more Fifa date this year, in November, to conduct new tests.
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The expectation is that the team will face African teams in London and, later, probably Paris. Senegal is one of the contenders.
Mané, Koulibaly & Co. should confirm their place in the 2026 World Cup this month and, therefore, will not need to play in the local playoffs in November.
The Fifa date in March next year will be for matches against European teams. France and the Netherlands are the most likely.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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