Brazil begins to prepare for the match against Scotland without most of its starters

Brazil This Sunday he began to prepare for the last match of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup against Scotland without the presence on the training field of eight of the starters who played with Haitiexcept ViníciusL.ucas Paquetá and Alisson.

Another seven of the footballers who initially faced the Caribbean team carried out a recovery session: Douglas Santos, Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhães, Danilo, Casemiro, Bruno Guimarães and Matheus Cunhaaccording to what a ‘Canarinha’ source told EFE. “The second day after the game is the one that the players feel the most,” said the aforementioned source.

Raphinhafor his part, continued his treatment after suffering an injury to the posterior region of his right thigh.

Nevertheless, Vinícius Junior, Package and the goalkeeper Alisson They did jump onto the grass at Columbia Park in Morristown, in the interior of the state of New Jersey, to exercise with the rest of their teammates, including Neymar. On the 10th of Saints He did not travel to Philadelphia for Friday’s match against the Haitians and trained alone both on Friday and Saturday, when he practiced finishing plays in front of goal and refined his fitness.

The selector Carlo Ancelotti already anticipated that the former player of the FC Barcelona and of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) will be available for the commitment with the Scots, once he has overcome a calf injury that kept him away from training for a month.

The five-time world champion leads Group C of the 2026 World Cup with four points, the same as Moroccowith whom they tied on the first date (1-1).

Those led by Ancelotti They will play for group leadership next Wednesday in Miami against Scotlandthird placed with three points and still with classification options.