Overview

• The 24-team tournament runs from September 27 to October 19 across Chile.
• Brazil, drawn with Mexico, Morocco and Spain in Group C, opens against Mexico on September 28 at Santiago’s Estadio Nacional, with broadcasts on SporTV, CazéTV and FIFA+.
• Coach Ramon Menezes named a 21-player squad, but Endrick, Vitor Roque and Estêvão are absent after clubs declined to release them under FIFA rules that mandate releases only in official windows.
• FIFA’s Technical Study Group, led by Arsène Wenger, will monitor every match to evaluate team and player performance.
• Scouting focus centers on Zenit’s Pedrinho—rated the tournament’s most valuable player by Transfermarkt—along with Ian Subiabre, Álvaro Montoro, Maher Carrizo, Jan Virgili, Gilberto Mora, Elías Montiel and Cole Campbell.