Overview

• Brazil faces South Korea on Friday in Seoul and Japan on Tuesday in Tokyo in the first friendlies after qualifying.
• With Alisson injured, Bento starts against South Korea and Hugo Souza makes his senior debut against Japan.
• In the final training before the opener, Ancelotti tested a 4-2-4 look featuring Estêvão, Matheus Cunha, Vinícius Júnior and Rodrygo, with Bruno Guimarães taking Lucas Paquetá’s spot.
• Éder Militão returns from serious knee injuries, with Ancelotti praising his form and importance to the squad.
• Casemiro wears the armband in Marquinhos’s absence and highlights the need to build harmony against high‑level opposition.