Casemiro returns in Ancelotti’s first Brazil squad for World Cup qualifiers

By: The Associated Press Posted: 1:39 PM CDT Monday, May. 26, 2025

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — New Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti brought back midfielder Casemiro on Monday for World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Paraguay next week.

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — New Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti brought back midfielder Casemiro on Monday for World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Paraguay next week.

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — New Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti brought back midfielder Casemiro on Monday for World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Paraguay next week.

The 33-year-old Casemiro was the Brazil captain at the 2022 World Cup but has been absent from the national team for about a year.

Striker Neymar, who is still struggling to return from injury, was not picked.

Brazil's new national soccer team head coach Carlo Ancelotti, left, receives a national soccer jersey from former head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, May 26, 2025, during a news conference to announce the players who will compete in the World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Paraguay. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Ancelotti arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday night after leaving Real Madrid, and the Italian is the first foreigner to coach the five-time World Cup champion full-time in a century.

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Brazil:

Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Bento (Al-Nassr), Hugo Souza (Corinthians)

Defenders: Alex Sandro, Danilo, Leo Ortiz, Wesley (all Flamengo), Alexsandro (Lille), Lucas Beraldo (Paris Saint-Germain), Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan), Vanderson (Monaco)

Midfielders: Andreas Pereira (Fulham), Andrey Santos (Strasbourg), Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle), Casemiro (Manchester United), Ederson (Atalanta), (Gerson)

Forwards: Antony (Real Betis), Estêvão (Palmeiras), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton), Raphinha (Barcelona), Richarlison (Tottenham), Vinicius Júnior (Real Madrid)

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