Raphinha, called up by Brazil for two games in November

The Brazilian coach, Dorival Juniorcalled the FC Barcelona forward this Friday Raphinhaas well as Real Madrid’s forwards Vinícius Júnior and Rodrygobut he left the Madrid player Endrick already Neymar (Al Hilal) for matches in Venezuela and Uruguay this month, in World Cup qualifiers.

Vinicius Junior returned to the national team after missing the last two games at Canarinha due to an injury and Neymaralthough he has recovered from his serious knee injury that kept him off the courts for a year and is back to compete, he still has a few minutes at his club, he explained. Dorival Junior.

He was also left out of the list of 23 summoned Endrickwho recently was in the Brazilian team, because he had no continuity at Real Madrid.

In his place he was summoned again Estevãothe 17-year-old Palmeiras attacker is already committed to Chelsea, who, as the new top scorer in the Brazilian Championship, has become one of the country’s biggest promises.

In the list they follow Raphinha and Rodrygowhich was decisive in Brazil’s final games.

In their next commitments in the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, Canarinha will visit Venezuela on November 14 and five days later they will host Uruguay in the city of Salvador.

In a press conference, Dorival Júnior explained that he had decided to leave Neymar because the attacker had a few minutes on the field and made sure the national team star understood it when they informed him of the decision.

Regarding the exclusion of Endricksaid that he cannot call a footballer who does not play in his club because he does not have time to prepare him, although he stressed that the doors of the national team are open for him.

After playing ten games, Brazil is fourth in the classification of South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, with 16 points, the same as Uruguay, which is third for the best goal balance.

Brazil was in a difficult situation until the eighth matchday, but achieved important victories in its last two games, with a 4-0 win against Peru at home and a 1-2 win in its visit to Chile.

23 summoned

List of Brazil

Goalkeepers
Bento (Al-Nassr, SAU), Ederson (Manchester City, ING) and Weverton (Palmeiras).
TheDefenses
Danilo (Juventus, ITA), Vanderson (Monaco, FRA), Abner (Lyon, FRA), Guilherme Arana (Atlético Mineiro), Murilo (Nottingham Forest, ING), Éder Militão (Real Madrid, ESP), Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal, ING) and Marquinhos (PSG, FRA).
TheMidfielders:
André (Wolverhampton, ING), Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle, ING), Gerson (Flamengo), Lucas Paquetá (West Ham, ING), Raphinha (Barcelona) and Andreas Pereira (Fulham, ING).
TheForward
Estêvão (Palmeiras), Rodyrgo (Real Madrid, ING), Igor Jesus (Botafogo), Luiz Henrique (Botafogo), Savinho (Manchester City, ING) and Vinícius Junior (Real Madrid, ING)