{"id":42488,"date":"2025-10-01T21:08:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T01:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/ancelotti-calls-vinicius-and-rodrygo-for-brazil-vs-japan-and-korea-friendlies\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T21:08:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T01:08:58","slug":"ancelotti-calls-vinicius-and-rodrygo-for-brazil-vs-japan-and-korea-friendlies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/ancelotti-calls-vinicius-and-rodrygo-for-brazil-vs-japan-and-korea-friendlies\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancelotti calls Vin\u00edcius and Rodrygo for Brazil vs. Japan and Korea friendlies"},"content":{"rendered":"The Brazilian coach, Carlo Ancelotti, has revealed the list of players called up for the national team’s upcoming friendlies, marking the beginning of preparations for the 2026 World Cup. Among the prominent names are Vin\u00edcius Jr. and Rodrygo, both formerly coached by Ancelotti at Real Madrid.\n\nVin\u00edcius Jr. returns to the squad after serving a suspension that prevented him from participating in the last qualifying matches. For his part, Rodrygo, who has had to deal with physical problems, is once again considered by the Italian coach.\n\n

Priority to European Players<\/h2>\n\nAncelotti has prioritized players who play in European clubs for this call-up. He explained that this decision is due to the limitations imposed by the injuries of some players and to facilitate transfers and time zone adaptation in Asia.\n\nFrom Brazilian clubs, only goalkeeper Hugo Souza, from Corinthians, and defender Fabr\u00edcio Bruno, from Cruzeiro, were called up.\n\n

“There’s nothing left to invent in football.”<\/p>Carlo Ancelotti<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nThe coach clarified that he has no intention of conducting tests in these friendlies, as his focus is on building the team that will compete in the World Cup.\n\n

Injury Absences<\/h2>\n\nThe list of those called up has been affected by injuries to several key players.\n\n
  • Raphinha<\/li>
  • Alexsandro Ribeiro<\/li>
  • Marquinhos<\/li><\/ul>\n\nAndrey Santos and goalkeeper Alisson, who are recovering from injuries at their respective clubs, were added to these.\n\n\u00c9der Milit\u00e3o, despite being doubtful due to muscular problems, was confirmed by Ancelotti after a telephone conversation.\n\nRegarding Rodrygo, the coach highlighted his good performance and his importance to the team, emphasizing his technical qualities and his ability to play in different attacking positions.\n\n

    Friendly Match Calendar<\/h2>\n\nBrazil will face South Korea in Seoul on October 10 and Japan in Tokyo four days later, in their first preparatory matches for the World Cup.\n\nIn addition, two more friendlies are planned in November, possibly against African teams, in London and Paris. In March 2026, the intention is to face two elite European teams.\n\nThis will be Ancelotti’s fifth match in charge of the Brazilian national team, after taking over the position last May, with a record of two wins, one draw and one defeat in the qualifiers.\n\n

    List of those summoned<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

    Goalkeepers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

    • Bento (Al-Nassr)<\/li>
    • Ederson (Fenerbah\u00e7e)<\/li>
    • Hugo Souza (Corinthians)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n

      Defenses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

      • Caio Henrique (Monaco)<\/li>
      • Carlos Augusto (Inter)<\/li>
      • Douglas Santos (Zenit)<\/li>
      • \u00c9der Milit\u00e3o (Real Madrid)<\/li>
      • Fabricio Bruno (Cruzeiro)<\/li>
      • Gabriel Magalh\u00e3es (Arsenal)<\/li>
      • Lucas Beraldo (PSG)<\/li>
      • Vanderson (Monaco)<\/li>
      • Wesley (Roma)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n

        Midfielders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

        • Andr\u00e9 (Wolverhampton)<\/li>
        • Bruno Guimar\u00e3es (Newcastle)<\/li>
        • Casemiro (Manchester United)<\/li>
        • Jo\u00e3o Gomes (Wolverhampton)<\/li>
        • Joelinton (Newcastle)<\/li>
        • Lucas Paquet\u00e1 (West Ham)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n

          Forwards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

          • Estev\u00e3o (Chelsea)<\/li>
          • Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)<\/li>
          • Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest)<\/li>
          • Luiz Henrique (Z\u00e9nit)<\/li>
          • Matheus Cunha (Manchester United)<\/li>
          • Richarlison (Tottenham)<\/li>
          • Rodrygo (Real Madrid)<\/li>
          • Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior (Real Madrid)<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            The Brazilian coach, Carlo Ancelotti, has revealed the list of players called up for the national team’s upcoming friendlies, marking the beginning of preparations for the 2026 World Cup. Among the prominent names are Vin\u00edcius Jr. and Rodrygo, both formerly coached by Ancelotti at Real Madrid. Vin\u00edcius Jr. returns to the squad after serving a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[925,926,2137,2278],"class_list":{"0":"post-42488","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-nationals","7":"tag-ancelotti","8":"tag-brazil","9":"tag-rodrygo","10":"tag-vinicius-jr"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42488\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}