Carlo Ancelotti bows to pressure to bring back Neymar Jr. in his 51 men Brazilian preliminary 2026 world cup squad. Below are the list of the 51 players gathered by softfootball
Goalkeepers
• Alisson Becker (Liverpool)
• Bento Matheus Krepski (Al-Nassr)
• Ederson Moraes (Fenerbahçe)
• Hugo Souza (Corinthians)
• John Victor (Nottingham Forest)
• Weverton (Grêmio)
Defenders
• Alex Sandro (Flamengo)
• Bremer (Juventus)
• Danilo (Flamengo)
• Douglas Santos (Zenit)
• Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal)
• Roger Ibañez (Al-Ahli)
• Fabricio Bruno (Cruzeiro)
• Kaiki Bruno (Cruzeiro)
• Léo Pereira (Flamengo)
• Léo Ortiz (Flamengo)
• Luciano Juba (Bahia)
• Marquinhos (PSG)
• Thiago Silva (Porto)
• Vitinho (Botafogo)
• Wesley França (Roma)
Midfielders
• Andreas Pereira (Palmeiras)
• Andrey Santos (Chelsea)
• Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle)
• Casemiro (Manchester United)
• Danilo (Botafogo)
• Éderson (Atalanta)
• Fabinho (Al-Ittihad)
• Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray)
• Gerson (Cruzeiro)
• João Gomes (Wolverhampton)
• Lucas Paquetá (Flamengo)
• Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro)
Attackers
• Antony (Betis)
• Endrick (Lyon)
• Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)
• Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest)
• Igor Thiago (Brentford)
• João Pedro (Chelsea)
• Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro)
• Luiz Henrique (Zenit)
• Matheus Cunha (Manchester United)
• Neymar Jr. (Santos)
• Pedro (Flamengo)
• Raphinha (Barcelona)
• Rayan (Bournemouth)
• Richarlison (Tottenham)
• Samuel Lino (Flamengo)
• Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid)
Another surprising name in this 51 player list is Thiago Silva, the former Chelsea player considering missing the 2022 World Cup was a shock to be on the list, however in coming weeks final decisions will be made on the final squad team.
