Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief for Monday, May 18, 2026
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Brazil's Neymar Joins Final North American Squad; Challenging for His 4th World Cup. Brazilian football star Neymar (34) will participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America. The Brazilian Football Association held a ceremony to announce the final squad for the North American World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the 18th (local time), revealing the 26 players who will compete in the tournament.
Rio de Janeiro, 18 May (EFE).- The Brazilian team technician, the Italian Carlo Ancelotti, said on Monday that he trusts that the team he convened for the 2026 World Cup is able to compete with the best teams in the world and reach the final. "I am not a magician, but, by my knowledge, I have the confidence that this team can compete with the best in the world", said the selector at a press conference, after announcing the 26 summonses for the W…
His tears as he listened to the Brazilian anthem, in the run-up to his last match with Santos, in front of Coritiba, reflected more than ever his desire to play the World Cup. “He has two months to prove that he has the quality to play the next World Cup,” said Carlo Ancelotti, coach of the Brazilian team, in early April, and his words took effect. Just 45 days later, the technician confirmed at a press conference held at the Maracaná stadium th…
The list of calls from the Brazilian Team for the 2026 World Cup will be announced on Monday (18), at 5 p.m. (Brasília time). Technician Carlo Ancelotti will announce the 26 players chosen at the official event at the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro. Follow the coverage in real time to find out which athletes will defend Brazil in the World Cup.
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief for Monday, May 18, 2026
Monday opens at 23°C in Rio with the high at 26°C and 45% rain, the frente fria arriving softer than feared. The day belongs to one event: Carlo Ancelotti names the 26-man Brazil World Cup squad… The post Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief for Monday, May 18, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Although he formed a group with the largest m day of age in Brazil in World Cups, at the age of 28.7, Carlo Ancelotti took to North America three players who were not born in 2002, when the Brazilian saddle won the World Cup for the last time. Read more (05/18/2026
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