New Delhi, May 27 -- The Brazil national football team has entered a new chapter under the guidance of Carlo Ancelotti, their first foreign coach in a century. Ancelotti unveiled a 25-man squad for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Paraguay on Monday (May 26) at a press conference in Rio de Janeiro. The five-time champions chase another World Cup berth with a mix of seasoned stars and young talents. However, Brazil's star player Neymar has been excluded.

Carlo Ancelotti, former Real Madrid coach was welcomed to the Brazil camp by a warm gesture from World Cup-winning legends Carlos Alberto Parreira (1994) and Luiz Felipe Scolari (2002). Scolari presented Ancelotti with a national team jacket, saying, "Just be you, the per...