The Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) announced a preliminary list of 52 players called up for the 2026 World Cup qualifying matches against Colombia and Argentina.
Santos forward Neymar made his return to the national team after a prolonged absence due to an injury.
Full Player List:
Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool, England), Bento (Al-Nassr, Saudi Arabia), Ederson (Manchester City, England), Hugo Souza (Corinthians), Lucas Perry (Lyon, France), Weverton (Palmeiras).
Defenders: Alessandro (Lille, France), Beraldo (Paris Saint-Germain, France), Danilo (Flamengo), Fabricio Bruno (Cruzeiro), Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal, England), Leo Ortiz (Flamengo), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain, France), Murillo (Nottingham Forest, England).
Full-backs: Abner (Lyon, France), Alex Sandro (Flamengo), Alex Telles (Botafogo), Dodo (Fiorentina, Italy), Douglas Santos (Zenit, Russia), Guilherme Arana (Atletico Mineiro), Wanderson (Monaco, France), Wesley (Flamengo).
Midfielders: Alisson (São Paulo), Andre (Wolverhampton, England), Andreas Pereira (Fulham, England), Andrey Santos (Strasbourg, France), Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle, England), Ederson (Atalanta, Italy), Gerson (Flamengo), João Gomes (Wolverhampton, England), Joelinton (Newcastle, England), Lucas Moura (São Paulo), Lucas Paquetá (West Ham, England), Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton, England), Neymar (Santos), Oscar (São Paulo).
Forwards: Antony (Real Betis, Spain), Bruno Henrique (Flamengo), Endrick (Real Madrid, Spain), Estevão (Palmeiras), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal, England), Galeno (Al-Ahli, Saudi Arabia), Igor Jesus (Botafogo), Igor Paixão (Feyenoord, Netherlands), João Pedro (Brighton, England), Luis Enrique (Zenit, Russia), Raphinha (Barcelona, Spain), Rodrygo (Real Madrid, Spain), Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid, Spain), Savinho (Manchester City, England), Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid, Spain), Yuri Alberto (Corinthians).
Next week, Brazil's head coach Dorival Júnior will announce the final squad of 23 players.
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