Brazil remains one of the highly anticipated national teams ahead of the World Cup, and this summer is no different, as Carlo Ancelotti will be the head coach.
Ancelotti arrived at the Brazilian national team last year and helped guide them to qualification for the World Cup and implement a new set of players in the squad.
The World Cup squad for the Brazilian national team has had a lot of discussion among football fans, with key players missing out due to injury, new faces potentially joining the squad list, and legendary players like Neymar considered to be an option.
Ancelotti and the Brazilian football federation (CBF) will announce the official Brazil World Cup roster on May 18, 2026.
Carlo Ancelotti of Brazil looks downfield before the game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.Photo by Stephen Nadler/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images
The big question mark at the moment about the squad announcement is whether Neymar will be included, after the Brazilian star has yet to receive a call-up to the national team since 2023, and since the arrival of Ancelotti.
Ancelotti did not call up Neymar for the March friendly matches, which seemed like the last opportunity for Neymar and other players to earn a spot for Brazil's World Cup roster.
What Time Is the Brazil World Cup Squad Announcement?
The Brazilian Football Federation announced that the announcement of their World Cup squad will be on May 18, 2026, at 4 p.m. Brasilia time (16H).
The announcement will be made at 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT in the United States. The announcement will be shown on CBFTV.
CBFTV could be watched on the official Brazil YouTube channel.
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Confederação Brasileira de Futebol / Brasil YouTube Channel
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