What is Neymar’s position? Ancelotti published the list of the Brazilian national team for the 2026 World Cup

“Al-Ahly” and “Al-Ittihad” couple are in the selection, and Najm Al-Nasr is excluded.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti has announced the final list of the Brazil national team that will defend the colors of “Seleção” in the 2026 World Cup, which is scheduled to start on June 11 and end on July 19.

The Italian coach selected a preliminary list of 55 players sent by Brazil’s football confederation to FIFA last Monday before finalizing the 26-man list in a big ceremony at the museum in Rio de Janeiro tomorrow.

 

Brazil’s official 2026 World Cup roster

Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Fenerbahce), Waverton (Gremio).

Defenders: Alexander Santos (Flamingo), Danilo (Flamingo), Douglas Santos (Zenit), Gabriel Magalayes (Arsenal), Ibanez (Saudi Al-Ahly), Leo Pereira (Flamingo), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), Wesley (Roma), Gleu.

Midfield: Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle), Casemiro (Manchester United), Danilo Santos (Botafogo), Fabinho (Saudi Al-Ittihad), Lucas Paqueta (Flamengo).

Forwards: Andric (Lyon), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), Igor Thiago (Brentford), Luis Enrique (Zenit), Matheus Cunha (Manchester United), Neymar Junior (Santos), Rafinha (Barcelona), Ryan (Bournemouth), Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid).

IT’S THE HEART LIST. THE LIST OF BRAZIL IS. 🇧🇷

There aren’t just 26 names. There are 26 hearts that dreamed of this moment.

LET’S SEARCH FOR THE SIXTH STAR! 🌟⭐🏆#BateNoPeito

THIS IS BRAZIL! pic.twitter.com/1MRWJyG9ug

— Brazil (@CBF_Futebol) May 18, 2026

The end of the controversy… Neymar awaits the biggest dream

After weeks of controversy over whether or not Neymar had been selected in the World Cup squad given his slump in form and subsequent injury, Ancelotti settled the matter tonight.

The current edition will be the last in which Neymar will seek to achieve his biggest dream with Brazil – a World Cup title – to break the national team’s samba ban that has lasted since 2002 in South Korea and Japan.

Of the three tournaments Neymar has played in, the furthest the Seleção have reached was the 2014 semi-finals, when they suffered their biggest ever defeat, 7-1, to Germany, a match in which the former Barcelona and Santos player did not feature.

In the 2018 World Cup in Russia and 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Brazil lost to Belgium and Croatia in the quarter-finals respectively.

Neymar played 12 matches in the World Championship, becoming the author of 8 goals and 3 assists.

6 left out of the March camp

Compared to the last list that Ancelotti invited to FIFA’s agenda last March, the following were excluded:

Hugo Souza (Corinthians), goalkeeper Pinto (Al Nasr Saudi Arabia), Kaikeyi (Cruzeiro), Andre Santos (Chelsea), Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray), Joao Pedro (Chelsea).

Ancelotti brought Hugo Souza and Quique into the camp in place of Alisson last March, with Alex Sandro left out.

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