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FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: Brazil's squad announced, Neymar and Oscar named in the squad

Brazil's FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers squad has been announced, and Neymar and Oscar have been called for the qualifiers. This article provides the full squad details.

Swastik DebnathMarch 2, 2025 at 01:39 PM • 2 min read
FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: Brazil's squad announced, Neymar and Oscar named in the squad
Brazil's FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers squad has been announced, and Neymar and Oscar have been called for the qualifiers. This article provides the full squad details.

The Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) has announced a preliminary list of 52 players called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying matches against Colombia on March 21 and Argentina on March 26. 

This list includes former Barcelona forward Neymar Jr. and former Chelsea forward Oscar, both of whom are returning to the national team after a long time.

Next week, Brazil national team's head coach Dorival Junior will announce the final squad of 23 players.

Full Players 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)

 

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