Ramon Menezes names Brazil U20 squad for friendlies | OneFootball

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The current South American champion, the Brazilian Under-20 National Team, was called up this Friday (16) by coach Ramon Menezes for three friendly matches during the FIFA June window. All 23 athletes called up will report on the 2nd. The focus is on preparing for the World Cup in this category, which will be held in Chile between September 27 and October 19. The friendlies will take place in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, against rivals who will be in the competition. The first challenge will be on June 4 against the hosts. Then, on the 7th, Brazil will face Saudi Arabia. And they will take on South Korea three days later. Flamengo (five), Palmeiras, and Athletico (three) were the clubs with the most players called up. There are nine athletes remaining from the South American champion group: Felipe Longo, Leandrinho, Iago, Arthur Dias, Breno Bidon, Gabriel Moscardo, Rayan, Deivid Washington, and Gustavo Prado. Brazil is, with five titles, the second most successful team in the World Cup. Only Argentina (six) has more. The mission is to end a long drought in the competition, as they have not won since 2011 when Oscar, Dudu, Danilo, and Henrique Almeida stood out. They missed the editions of 2013, 2017, and 2019. They were runners-up to Serbia in 2015 and were knocked out by Israel in the quarterfinals in 2023. **See all the call-ups** 👇🏽 **Goalkeepers:** Felipe Longo - Corinthians Lucas Furtado - Flamengo Aranha - Palmeiras **Full-backs:** JP Chermont - Santos Leandrinho - Al-Shabab (KSA) Léo Derik - Athletico-PR Pedro Lima - Wolverhampton **Defenders:** Iago - Flamengo Benedetti - Palmeiras Arthur Dias - Athletico-PR João Souza - Flamengo **Midfielders:** Breno Bidon - Corinthians João Cruz - Athletico-PR Gabriel Moscardo - Reims Rayan Lucas - Flamengo Gabriel Carvalho - Internacional Matheus Alves - São Paulo **Forwards:** Rayan - Vasco Matheus Gonçalves - Flamengo Deivid Washington - Santos Luighi - Palmeiras Gustavo Nunes - Brentford Gustavo Prado - Internacional *Photo: Rafael Riberiro/CBF*