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Brazil all-time prime scorer Neymar and Manchester United winger Antony have obtained worldwide call-ups for the primary time since 2023 after supervisor Dorival Junior named the pair in a provisional 52-man squad for fixtures in March.
Santos striker Neymar has not appeared for the nationwide staff since October 2023 due to a knee damage, whereas Antony may play for the Selecao for the primary time since Might 2023 after impressing since becoming a member of Spanish facet Actual Betis in January on mortgage from United, the place he had change into a peripheral participant regardless of being the membership’s second-most costly ever signing.
Fifth-placed Brazil are in 2026 Fifa World Cup Qualifying motion in opposition to Colombia in Brasilia on March 21 (12.45am) and Argentina on March 26 in Buenos Aires (12am). The highest six Conmebol groups attain the finals robotically.
Os gols da classificação de hoje! ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/DuszMdfhxe
— Santos FC (@SantosFC) March 3, 2025
Neymar: Brazil squad recall
Neymar’s free-kick in Santos’ 2-0 residence win over Bragantino on Sunday took the 33-year-old to 3 objectives and three assists in his final 4 matches for the Brazilian facet he rejoined in January after barely that includes for Al Hilal, the Saudi Professional League staff he joined from Paris St-Germain for £77.6 million in August 2023.
Nonetheless the world’s most costly participant due to his £200m transfer from Barcelona to PSG in 2017, Neymar made the change partly due to his want to play for Brazil on the World Cup, which shall be held in Mexico, the US and Canada.
“Completely – sure, sure, I shall be again [for Brazil],” Neymar instructed RMC in December. “I’m making ready for it and I’m even excited.
“I ought to have been known as up for [World Cup qualifiers in November], however after speaking with the coach, he determined not. Subsequent time, I’ll absolutely be with my teammates – I’m making ready for it, in any case.
“There may be nothing higher than representing your nation. We hope that the staff will enhance. It’s evolving. We should not overlook that the staff is younger, we’ve got potential and we should exploit it as shortly as potential in order that we will change into an awesome staff.”
Pênalti, escanteio e falta. ☑️ pic.twitter.com/YwTZlWjSP4
— Santos FC (@SantosFC) March 3, 2025
Neymar Brazil stats
Neymar has 128 caps and broke Pele’s file by scoring the 78th of his 79 worldwide objectives throughout Brazil’s World Cup qualifier in opposition to Bolivia in September 2023, however ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in opposition to Uruguay the next month.
After lacking two video games on the 2022 World Cup with an ankle damage, Neymar produced two objectives and one assists however was a part of a staff knocked out by Croatia within the quarter-finals.
The consequence ensured he has by no means performed past the final eight of the match, having been ever-present and contributed two objectives and two assists earlier than Brazil had been knocked out at that stage by Belgium in 2018.
At his first World Cup in 2014, Neymar completed on 4 objectives and one help in 5 video games however missed Brazil’s 7-1 semi-final defeat to Germany and 3-0 third-placed match loss to the Netherlands by means of damage.
Comemora, príncipe! 🤍🖤 pic.twitter.com/lQA44iu4MF
— Santos FC (@SantosFC) March 3, 2025
Antony Brazil stats
Since becoming a member of Betis till the top of the season, Antony has rediscovered the shape that made the 20-time English champions pay Ajax £86 million for him.
The 25-year-old has began all seven of Betis’s fixtures since making the transfer, contributing three objectives and two assists and serving to Manuel Pellegrini’s staff beat reigning champions Actual Madrid 2-1 at residence in La Liga on Saturday.
United supervisor Ruben Amorim has urged the “bodily facet” of English soccer has been a problem for the previous Ajax wideman.
“Once we play in opposition to any staff right here, the physicality is there,” Amorim instructed TNT Sports activities, by way of Globo. “Many occasions, you don’t have to create a lot – only a lengthy ball, a second play and that’s it.
“Should you don’t have the required physicality, it would value you numerous. Antony is a lot better now in Spain, for instance.”
Brazil squad 2025: Preliminary listing vs Colombia, Argentina
Dorival Junior shouldn’t be in need of attacking choices, with the likes of Madrid trio Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo and Endrick and Barcelona’s Raphinha to name upon.
Brazil’s Premier League contingent contains the likes of Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson, Manchester Metropolis counterpart Ederson, Arsenal attacker Gabriel Martinelli and Cityzens winger Savinho.
Antony is unstoppable 🐐⚽#LaLigaHighlights #RealBetisRealSociedad pic.twitter.com/OkC6SX76Oo
— Actual Betis Balompié (@RealBetis_en) February 18, 2025
Goalkeepers
Alisson (Liverpool)
Benedict (Al-Nassr)
Ederson (Man Metropolis)
Hugo Souza (Corinthians)
Lucas Perri (Lyon)
Weverton (Palmeiras)
Defenders
Alexsandro (Lille)
Beraldo (Paris St-Germain)
Danilo (Flamengo)
Fabricio Bruno (Cruise)
Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal)
Leo Ortiz (Flamengo)
Marquinhos (PSG)
Murillo (Nottingham Forest)
Dodo (Fiorentina)
Abner (Lyon)
Alex Sandro (Flamengo)
Alex Telles (Botafogo)
Douglas Santos (Zenit)
Guilherme Arana (Atletico Mineiro)
Vanderson (Monaco)
Wesley (Flamengo)
Midfielders
Alisson (Sao Paulo)
Andrew (Wolves)
Andreas Pereira (Fulham)
Andrey Santos (Strasbourg)
Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle)
Ederson (Atalanta)
Gerson (Flamengo)
Joao Gomes (Wolves)
Joelinton (Newcastle)
Lucas Moura (Sao Paulo)
Lucas Paqueta (West Ham)
Matheus Cunha (Wolves)
Neymar Jr (Santos)
Oscar (Sao Paulo)
Forwards
Antony (Betis)
Bruno Henrique (Flamengo)
Endrick (Actual Madrid)
Stephen (Palmeiras)
Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)
Galen (Al-Ahli)
Igor Jesus (Botafogo)
Igor Paixao (Feyenoord)
Joao Pedro (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Luiz Henrique (Zenit)
Raphinha (Barcelona)
Rodrygo (Actual Madrid)
Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid)
Savinho (Man Metropolis)
Vinicius Jr (Actual Madrid)
Yuri Alberto (Corinthians)
