Pakistani media: Coach An decided not to call Vinicius for him to rest, Rodrigo and Militon will return

According to Brazilian media Global Sports, Ancelotti has decided not to recruit Vinicius to be selected for the latest Brazilian national team roster, so that he can rest well.

Brazil will play against Chile and Bolivia in the World Cup qualifiers on September 5 and September 10. Last weekend, Ancelotti sent the qualifiers to various clubs to fulfill the procedures required by FIFA. The final list will be officially announced in Rio de Janeiro next Monday.

In the game where he defeated Paraguay 1-0 in June and helped Brazil secure his place in the 2026 World Cup, Vinicius received the second yellow card and will miss the home game against Chile. The coaching staff finally decided to let Vinicius rest and then play away against Bolivia (the place La Paz is 4,100 meters above sea level). Ancelotti believes that giving Vinicius more rest time will be more beneficial to the long season ahead.

On the other side, Rodrigo and Militon missed the June list for different reasons, and now both return to the preliminaries. If nothing unexpected happens, both will play in Chile and Bolivia. Militon has completed the second ACL surgery and recovered, and is a trusted person Ancelotti has also trusted; there are also internal news that he will be one of the core of the World Cup front line.