Group C
Brazil
- Manager
- Carlo Ancelotti
- Squad
- 26 players
- Announced
- May 18
Tournament projection
- Advance
- 98.2%
- Round of 16
- 58.4%
- Quarter-final
- 39.6%
- Semi-final
- 20.3%
- Final
- 10.1%
- Champion
- 4.9%
Market champion price 8.3% · model edge -3.4%.
Scouting report
updated 2026-06-04Carlo Ancelotti's Brazil in a traditional 4-3-3 with a fluid front line — perhaps the most exciting group since 2014. Endrick needs to be let off the leash.
Style · Traditional 4-3-3 under Ancelotti — fluid front three combining to create, fullbacks high & wide, structured 'deeper' and countering at speed.
Counter-reliance ·mediumCan control, but structured deeper and counters at speed
Strengths
- +Fluid, interchanging front three
- +Attacking fullbacks providing width
- +Devastating when countering at speed
Key players
- Endrick · CF19yo maverick — pace, power & skill; 16 goal involvements at Lyon in 2026
- Tactics
- Front three roam and combine while fullbacks stretch the pitch; they can sit a touch deeper and break at pace. Loaded with talent and Neymar back in the squad, but the author wants Endrick unleashed.
Notes
- Neymar Jr's return adds to a deep, talented squad.
Sources: John Walker (@johnwalker_1986) — pre-tournament tactical scouting, May–Jun 2026
Group fixtures
Squad
Goalkeepers
- AlissonLiverpool
- ÉdersonFenerbahce
- WevertonGrêmio
Defenders
- Alex SandroFlamengo
- BremerJuventus
- DaniloFlamengo
- Douglas SantosZenit St. Petersburg
- Gabriel MagalhãesArsenal
- Léo PereiraFlamengo
- MarquinhosParis Saint-Germain
- Roger IbañezAl Ahli
- WesleyAS Roma
Midfielders
- Bruno GuimarãesNewcastle United
- CasemiroManchester United
- Danilo SantosBotafogo
- FabinhoAl Ittihad
- Lucas PaquetáFlamengo
Forwards
- EndrickLyon
- Gabriel MartinelliArsenal
- Igor ThiagoBrentford
- Luiz HenriqueZenit St. Petersburg
- Matheus CunhaManchester United
- NeymarSantos
- RaphinhaBarcelona
- RayanBournemouth
- Vinícius JúniorReal Madrid