Brazil's 2026 World Cup squad is officially confirmed, named by head coach C. Ancelotti on May 18, 2026. The 26-player roster brings together three goalkeepers, nine defenders, seven midfielders and seven forwards. Brazil is drawn into Group C, where it faces Morocco, Haiti and Scotland. The most-played player in the last 12 months of national-team football is Bruno Guimarães, with 975 minutes across 13 caps, the squad's most in-form option heading into the tournament. Close behind is Casemiro on 949 minutes, another of the side's most-used players over the same period. Over the past twelve months the team has posted 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, scoring 35 goals and conceding 15. Our ranking orders the squad purely by national-team minutes, not club minutes, and every name links to a player profile with the full minutes and recent-form breakdown.
Matches & results
Group standings
26-man squad
| # | Player | Position | Club | NT minutes (12mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruno Guimarães | Midfielder | Newcastle | 975 |
| 2 | Casemiro | Midfielder | Manchester United | 949 |
| 3 | Vinícius Júnior | Midfielder | Real Madrid | 941 |
| 4 | Douglas dos | Defender | Zenit | 812 |
| 5 | Marquinhos | Defender | Paris Saint Germain | 799 |
| 6 | Alisson Becker | Goalkeeper | Liverpool | 720 |
| 7 | Gabriel Magalhães | Defender | Arsenal | 694 |
| 8 | Matheus Cunha | Forward | Manchester United | 676 |
| 9 | Lucas Paquetá | Midfielder | Flamengo | 580 |
| 10 | Danilo da | Defender | Flamengo | 576 |
| 11 | Raphinha | Midfielder | Barcelona | 399 |
| 12 | Luiz Rosa | Forward | Zenit | 349 |
| 13 | Gabriel Martinelli | Forward | Arsenal | 349 |
| 14 | Rayan Simplício | Forward | Bournemouth | 338 |
| 15 | Ederson Santana | Goalkeeper | Fenerbahçe | 229 |
| 16 | Léo Pereira | Defender | Flamengo | 228 |
| 17 | Fábio Tavares | Midfielder | Al-Ittihad FC | 206 |
| 18 | Endrick Moreira | Forward | Lyon | 204 |
| 19 | Bremer | Defender | Juventus | 179 |
| 20 | Igor Nascimento | Forward | Brentford | 175 |
| 21 | Alex Lobo | Defender | Flamengo | 160 |
| 22 | Roger Ibañez | Defender | Al-Ahli Jeddah | 158 |
| 23 | Danilo | Midfielder | Botafogo | 155 |
| 24 | Weverton Pereira | Goalkeeper | Gremio | 44 |
| 25 | Neymar da | Forward | Santos | 37 |
| 26 | Wesley | Defender | 0 |
Methodology
Players are ranked by minutes played for the Seleção over the last 365 days. Ties are broken by appearances. The top 16 are labeled Locked, ranks 17–22 Likely, ranks 23–30 Bubble — a starting frame, not a verdict.
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