Rio de Janeiro, Feb 20 (IANS) Brazil to play Egypt in a friendly, a week before FIFA World Cup 2026 begins, in June as both teams finalise their preparations for the mega event, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said.The match will be played at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland on June 6, five days before the start of football’s showpiece tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada.Brazil will play its last home pre-World Cup warmup a week earlier with a friendly against Panama …
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Rio de Janeiro, Feb 3 (IANS) Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti said he is close to finalising his squad for this year’s FIFA World Cup, but left the door open for adjustments.With much of the European season still to be played, Ancelotti said there was time for players to push late claims for selection.”It is not closed,” the Italian said at an event in Rio de Janeiro. “I have said before that Brazil is lucky to have many good players. The list is not closed, but we are close to the final list. The…