Brazilian team begins preparation at Granja Comary with Neymar and Carlo Ancelotti

The men’s football Seleção Brasileira formally began preparation work in Teresópolis for the Copa dispute of the 2026 Mundo. The players called up arrived at Granja Comary until noon this Wednesday, the date stipulated by the technical committee for the concentration of the squad. Attacker Neymar, currently in Santos, was the last member of the group to perform at Região Serrana of Rio of Janeiro. The initial move into the sports structure involves detailed clinical assessments and physical tests organized by the Confederação Brasileira and Futebol medical team.

The established schedule foresees that athletes undergo conditioning monitoring procedures in two regulatory shifts. Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti will lead the first tactical training with athletes in an activity behind closed doors for communication professionals in the afternoon. The official trip of the main contingent to the Estados Unidos territory will take place next week, shortly after the completion of tests on Rio de Janeiro soil.

Ausências justified due to European tournament decision

Três defenders listed in the final call-up of 26 names did not attend Teresópolis’s training center due to international calendar commitments. Defender Marquinhos, from Paris Saint-Germain, defender Gabriel Magalhães and attacker Gabriel Martinelli, both athletes signed by Arsenal, received permission to perform directly on North American soil. The medical and administrative justification stems from the direct participation of the three professionals in the Champions League grand final, scheduled for next Saturday.

The technical committee’s logistics determined that the trio would receive partial regulatory rest before integrating with the rest of the athletes abroad. Carlo Ancelotti and direct assistants assessed that the physical exhaustion of the European match would require a different recovery protocol. Institutional expectations indicate that the finalists will disembark at Estados Unidos at the beginning of next week to begin collective activities.

• Alisson, Ederson and Weverton occupy the goalkeeper position
• Danilo, Wesley, Alex Sandro, Douglas Santos, Bremer, Léo Pereira and Ibañez make up the defensive line
• Bruno Guimarães, Casemiro, Danilo Santos, Lucas Paquetá and Fabinho form the midfield
• Neymar, Luiz Henrique, Matheus Cunha, Raphinha, Igor Thiago, Vinicius Junior, Endrick and Rayan close the offensive sector

Logística special aerial and reinforcements from Rio football teams

Confederação Brasileira of Futebol used chartered helicopters to transport professionals from the tracks in the capital of Rio de Janeiro to the fields of Teresópolis. The measure’s main objective was to avoid the chronic congestion observed on state highways during peak hours. According to the advisory body of the highest entity, the movement guaranteed greater security for the physical assets and ensured the strict punctuality of the schedule. Midfielder Casemiro, belonging to Manchester United, acted in isolation and arrived at the delegation hotel on Tuesday night.

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The midfielder was carrying out private engagements in the hometown of São José of Campos, within São Paulo, and brought forward the official presentation. Três players belonging to the youth teams of local associations were provisionally integrated into the week’s training at Granja Comary. Goalkeeper Léo Nannetti, from Flamengo, midfielder Felipe Souza, from Botafogo, and defender Bruno Ribeiro, from Vasco, from Gama, will train with the main squad. Léo Nannetti received a special call and will accompany the national delegation during the preparatory tour on Estados Unidos.

Calendário of friendly games and official debut date at Mundial

The schedule detailed by the competition board includes two friendly matches before the first clash valid for the Copa group of the 2026 Mundo. Seleção Brasileira will train normally at the Granja Comary fields during the mornings of Thursday, Friday and Saturday. On Sunday, the team travels back to the capital of Rio de Janeiro, where they will face the Panamá team, at 6:30 pm, at Maracanã. The game will mark the formal farewell of local fans before the final departure of the professionals to the headquarters of the international competition.

The delegation embarks for Estados Unidos following the first test against América Central’s opponent. On June 6, Brasil will face the Egito team in an international friendly scheduled for the city of Cleveland. Carlo Ancelotti intends to use the clashes to define the initial tactical structure and test offensive variations with the available athletes. Seleção Brasileira’s official debut in Mundo’s Copa will take place on June 13th, against Marrocos’s team.