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Group C · CONMEBOL · FIFA #6 · 10.5/1

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Brazil

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Ancelotti's rebuilt Seleção look solid, but the campaign hinges on a gamble: an injured 34-year-old Neymar carried into the squad while Rodrygo and Estêvão stay home.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti (Italy) · since 2025-05

Matches

BrazilBrazil flag1–0Morocco flagMorocco
Group C · East Rutherford · 18:00 EDT57 · 25 · 18
BrazilBrazil flag2–0Haiti flagHaiti
Group C · Philadelphia · 20:30 EDT88 · 9 · 3
ScotlandScotland flag0–2Brazil flagBrazil
Group C · Miami Gardens · 18:00 EDT15 · 21 · 64
BrazilBrazil flag1–0Japan flagJapan
Round of 32 · Houston · 12:00 CDT50 · 27 · 24
BrazilBrazil flag1–0Norway flagNorway
Round of 16 · East Rutherford · 16:00 EDT47 · 27 · 26
BrazilBrazil flag0–1England flagEngland
Quarter-final · Miami Gardens · 17:00 EDT32 · 29 · 39

Key players

  • Vinícius JúniorW · Real Madrid

    Brazil's main star with Rodrygo and Estêvão out

  • RaphinhaW · Barcelona

    Elite production on the right flank

  • NeymarFW · Santos

    34-year-old all-time record scorer, racing a grade-2 calf strain

  • AlissonGK · Liverpool

    World-class No. 1

  • MarquinhosCB · PSG

    Defensive leader

  • Bruno GuimarãesMF · Newcastle

    Scored vs Egypt; midfield heartbeat

  • CasemiroDM · Manchester United

    Veteran ballast for a fourth World Cup

  • EndrickST · Lyon (on loan from Real Madrid)

    19-year-old scored the winner vs Egypt; super-sub form

Injuries / doubts

  • Rodrygo — torn ACL and meniscus, out for the tournament (and likely rest of 2026)
  • Estêvão — hamstring injury from April, left out of the squad
  • Neymar — grade-2 calf strain since May 17; likely to miss the Morocco opener, targeted for Haiti game

Recent form

2026-06-06Egypt2-1 WFriendly
2026-05-31Panama6-2 WFriendly
2026-03-31Croatia3-1 WFriendly
2026-03-26France1-2 LFriendly
2025-11-18Tunisia1-1 DFriendly
2025-11-15Senegal2-0 WFriendly

News

2026-06-10

Neymar (calf tear) effectively ruled out of June 13 opener vs Morocco; targeted return vs Haiti June 19

2026-06-06

Endrick winner sinks Egypt 2-1

Teen struck seven minutes after coming on in Cleveland to close warm-ups with a win

2026-05-30

Ancelotti: no regrets taking injured Neymar

Coach guarantees Neymar's place, says he can return for the first or second group game

2026-05-28

Brazil gives Neymar an ultimatum

CBF pressed the injured star to commit to playing through his calf problem before final squad submission

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