Brazil: The 2026 World Cup slips further from Neymar

Neymar loses more ground in the race for the 2026 World Cup

World Cup 2026 02 April 2026 at 09:31

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Brazil: The 2026 World Cup slips further from Neymar

Having missed the latest Brazil call-up, Neymar now sees his spot for the 2026 World Cup hanging by a thread.

With just weeks to go before the 2026 World Cup, Carlo Ancelotti's squad is taking shape, leaving little room for uncertainty around Neymar's role with the Seleção. According to ESPN Brasil, the Italian manager's staff have yet to make a final decision regarding the Santos striker.

🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗬𝗠𝗔𝗥 🇧🇷 𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗖𝗨𝗣, 𝗜𝗧'𝗦 𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗... 🥶🌍🏆

Carlo Ancelotti 🇮🇹 reportedly already has 𝟮𝟰 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟲 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽 for his squad ✅

The Brazilian forward is not on that list, at least for now… pic.twitter.com/KS101ePxJw
— BeFootball (@_BeFootball) April 1, 2026

However, the impressions left during the last international break offer little reason for optimism—so much so that Neymar’s absence from the upcoming World Cup is now a very real possibility.

Joshua SOSSOU

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