On Monday (1), the Brazil national team departed for the United States to compete in the 2026 World Cup.
The 23 called-up players and Carlo Ancelotti’s coaching staff left the hotel in Barra da Tijuca, in the southwest zone of Rio de Janeiro, heading to Tom Jobim International Airport (Galeão), on Governador Island, early in the evening.
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Marquinhos (PSG), Gabriel Magalhães, and Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) played in the Champions League final last Saturday and will join the rest of the squad in the U.S.
Neymar, of course, was the most celebrated by fans and even by police officers who would escort the team along the way.
The Santos star even signed a Flamengo shirt handed to him by a Federal Highway Police officer.
Still in Barra da Tijuca, the Brazil delegation made a quick stop at CBF headquarters to visit the Museum, which tells the national team’s more than century-long and victorious history.
It — the dreamed-of World Cup trophy — was admired by Brazil’s players.
Upon arriving at Galeão Airport, some fans in attendance cheered when Neymar got off the Brazil team bus.
The plane taking the Brazil national team to the United States is a 767-300 VIP model with 96 seats (all lie-flat seats), the same one that took Flamengo, Fluminense, and Palmeiras to the 2025 Club World Cup.
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The luxurious aircraft chartered by the CBF is valued at R$ 1 billion and is scheduled to take off from Galeão Airport at 10 p.m. BrasÃlia time, bound for Newark, New Jersey, with an expected arrival at 7 a.m. BrasÃlia time this Tuesday (2).
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The Brazil national team will play one final friendly before the World Cup next Saturday (6), against Egypt, in Cleveland.
The start of the journey toward a sixth title will be against Morocco on June 13 (Saturday), in New Jersey (USA), at 7 p.m. BrasÃlia time.
The five-time world champions’ second match will be on June 19 (Friday), against Haiti, in Philadelphia (USA), at 9:30 p.m. BrasÃlia time.
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Brazil will wrap up Group C on June 24 (Wednesday), when they face Scotland in Miami (USA), at 7 p.m. BrasÃlia time.
Featured photo: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF
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