The Brazil national team has begun its training camp in Singapore for the final international break of 2026. The first players started arriving in the city-state on Friday, November 8. The squad arrives off the back of a 4-0 thrashing of India on 3 October, a result that extended their unbeaten run to three matches, comprising two wins and a draw.
André Luiz, Arthur Dias, Jonathan Jesus, Gabriel Bontempo and Pedro Morisco were among the early arrivals. Midfielder Bruno Guimarães, goalkeeper Bento and defender Gabriel Magalhães landed later. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) expects the full squad to be assembled by Tuesday, November 10.
The first full training session is scheduled for Saturday, November 9, at 5:00 p.m. local time, which is 5:00 a.m. in Brasília. All preparation sessions will be held at the Singapore National Stadium, the Japan Besar Stadium. Goalkeeper Phillipe Gabriel, from Vasco da Gama's Under-20 team, will join the specific goalkeeper training.
The team faces Japan next Wednesday, November 14, at 7:15 p.m. Brasília time. The final match of the tour is against Singapore on Saturday, November 17, at 7:00 a.m. Brazilian time. Brazil won the last meeting with Japan 2-1 on June 29.
The Seleção arrives in good form, on a two-game winning streak. In the last window in October, they thrashed India 4-0, with goals from Estevão, Pedro and a Samuel Lino brace. Prior to that, they beat Australia 4-2, a match where Bruno Guimarães, one of the recent arrivals in Singapore, also scored. That victory over Australia was preceded by a 1-1 draw with the same opponent on 25 September.
Forward Vinícius Júnior is the team's top scorer this season with four goals in five appearances. The next challenge, against Japan, marks the start of the final preparation phase before a return to official competition.
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