Carlo Ancelotti, who shouted for Brazil to become World Cup champions again, left star Neymar out

"Let's work together to make Brazil the World Cup champion again!" Carlo Ancelotti, the "famous coach" who coaches the Brazilian national football team, was left out of the first training list announced before the 15th and 16th rounds of the South American qualifiers for the CONCACAF World Cup in June.

Carlo Ancelotti, head coach of the Brazilian national football team, attended the first press conference

The Brazilian Football Federation announced the list of 25 national teams selected by Coach Ancelotti to prepare for the 15th to 16th rounds of the 2026 World Cup South American Qualifiers through the website on the 27th, Beijing time. In addition to winning the most UEFA Champions League titles (5 times), Coach Ancelotti, who has also won the championships of the five major European leagues (England, Spain, Germany, Italy, France), was selected as the head coach of the Brazilian men's football team on the 13th.

Brazil is in 4th place in the South American qualifiers for the 2026 CONCACAF World Cup with 6 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses (21 points), and will play the 15th-16th rounds of matches with Ecuador on June 6 and Paraguay on June 11.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti received a gift of the jersey of the Brazilian national football team

In the South American qualifiers, which consists of 10 countries, the top 6 countries will directly qualify for the World Cup finals, and the 7th ranked countries will participate in the intercontinental play-offs. Speaking at the press conference on the announcement of the national team squad, Coach Carlo Ancelotti said: "It is a great honor and pride for me to be able to coach the world's top Brazilian national team. Although the challenges are large, I am very happy and optimistic about serving as a national team. He added: "Let's work together to make Brazil win the World Cup again." We need everyone's help. We are delighted to announce the first batch of national team training camps at the same time as we have received a warm welcome. ”

Coach Carlo Ancelotti emphasized: "The relationship with Brazil began a long time ago. So far, I have coached 34 Brazilian players at the club. From Ronaldo, Hibaudu, Ronaldinho, Pato, Kaka, Costa, Maseru, Karp and, more recently, with the likes of Hodrygo and Militan. It's a pleasure to finally be in Brazil. ”

Neymar fell to the ground in pain

On the same day, former head coach Fakhra sent a congratulatory video at Carlo Ancelotti's first press conference, and former national team manager Luis Felipe Scolari was personally present to welcome the new manager.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti removed Neymar from his squad squad and summoned Hisalison (Tottenham Hotspur) and Casemiro (Manchester United) for the first time since October 2023. Neymar, who holds the record for the most goals in the history of the Brazilian national team (79 goals in 128 games), recently returned from injury and played in his side Santos for the second game in a row, but was not called up by coach Carlo Ancelotti. Neymar suffered a knee injury in the international competition in October 2023 and went to the operating table, and in April this year he injured his thigh again.