Brazil have confirmed that Neymar will miss this month’s World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina.

Head coach Dorival Junior revealed in a video released by the Brazilian Football Confederation that Neymar (Santos), Ederson (Manchester City) and Danilo (Flamengo) are all unavailable for fitness reasons, but did not provide further details. Neymar,

who returned to Santos in January, last played on March 2 before being substituted with an apparent left thigh injury. He then missed the São Paulo state championship semi-final against Corinthians.

Brazil have called up Real Madrid youngster Endrick to replace Neymar, while Lyon goalkeeper Lucas Perry will fill in for Ederson, while Flamengo defender Alex Sandro replaces Danilo. Neymar was

previously recalled to the Brazil squad. After being absent for more than 1 and a half years, he suffered an ACL injury in October 2023 in a game against Uruguay and has only recently returned to the field.

“After the evaluations carried out, we decided to call up Lucas Perri from Lyon, Alex Sandro from Flamengo, and Endrick from Real Madrid to replace the injured players.”

Brazil, who sit fifth in the South American World Cup qualifying table, will host Colombia on Thursday before visiting rival Argentina on March 25. The top six teams qualify directly for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

For the World Cup qualifiers, Brazil, สมัคร UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ ranked 5th in the South American zone, will host Colombia on March 20 before traveling to visit the leaders, Argentina in Buenos Aires on March 25.