The edge of Borussia Dortmund Yan Couto will miss the South American qualifying matches for 2026 World Cup against Ecuador and Paraguay due to “clinical problems,” the Brazilian team reported Thursday.
The Canarinha coach, Dorival Juniorcalled williamof Cruzeiro of Belo Horizonte, to replace the former player with Gironaas revealed in a video released by Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).
Trained on Porto Alegre International and Olympic champion at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, William left in 2017 for Wolfsburg German and last year decided to return to Brazil.
The 29-year-old full-back has stood out this season in Cruzeirowhich is still alive in South American Cup and is in a very comfortable position in the Brazilian Championship.
Brazil will be measured by Ecuadoron September 6, at the Couto Pereira stadium in Curitiba, and four days later they will face Paraguay, at the Defensores del Chaco stadium, in Assumption.
Among the new features for these two commitments is the forward Estevao, the last young promise expressed by Palmeiras, where he comes from Endricknow at Real Madrid and also called by Dorival; and winger Luiz Henrique, former Real Betis player and now at Botafogo.
In addition to Couto, they will not be Neymarin the final stages of his recovery after rupturing the cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee in October of last year, or Raphinha, a winger for FC Barcelona,
The green-yellow team currently occupies the sixth position in the South American qualifying classification, with a poor balance of two wins, one draw and three losses, and is very far from Argentina, leader of the classification with 15 points.
The Canary It also includes fresh disappointment after falling in the quarterfinals of the 2024 United States Copa América against Uruguay.
Source: La Verdad
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