Brazil Copa America Squad 2024: Neymar, Casemiro, Silva, Gabriel Jesus Dropped and Endrick Made the List

Brazil head coach Dorival Junior has announced the selection of a 23-man team that includes a list of young, talented players but also lacks some huge names. Casemiro, Gabriel Jesus, Thiago Silva, and Richarlison have all been left out of Dorival Junior’s provisional Brazil squad for the Copa America 2024. Brazil will play in Group D against Costa Rica, Colombia, and Paraguay, with their first match against Costa Rica on June 24. You can find out all the Copa American fixtures here, but let's take a look at the 23-man squad announced by Brazil in this article. 

• Alisson Becker (Liverpool)
• Éderson (Manchester City)
• Bento (Athletico Paranaense)

• Danilo (Juventus)
• Yan Couto (Girona)
• Guilherme Arana (Atlético-MG)
• Wendell (Porto)
• Beraldo (PSG)
• Éder Militão (Real Madrid)
• Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal)
• Marquinhos (PSG)

• Andreas Pereira (Fulham)
• Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle)
• Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa)
• João Gomes (Wolverhampton)
• Lucas Paquetá (West Ham)

• Endrick (Palmeiras)
• Evanilson (Porto)
• Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)
• Raphinha (Barcelona)
• Rodrygo (Real Madrid)
• Savinho (Girona)
• Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid)

Brazil will be without their all-time leading goal scorer, Neymar, with 79 goals. Neymar picked up an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier against Uruguay in October last year and has since been out of action for Brazil.

Casemiro is among the players who have been left out of Brazil’s squad for the upcoming Copa America. The defensive midfielder and the captain of Brazil since match 2023 have had a tough 2023–24 season performance and have also been struggling with injuries during the spell.

Chelsea defender Thiago Silva has also been left out of the squad.

Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus has also struggled with form and performance this season, as he has only scored four goals and given five assists so far in the Premier League. However, he has missed out on the Brazil squad.

Brazilian head coach Junior reports that Tottenham's forward Richarlison has missed the squad list as a result of a sustained injury. Richarlison has managed to score 12 goals and provide four assists in 31 appearances this season. 

Brazil XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Yan Couto, Gabriel, Marquinhos, Arana; Bruno Guimaraes, Douglas Luiz, Paqueta; Rodrygo, Endrick, Vinicius.

Brazil have won the tournament nine times, which makes them the third-most successful team in tournament history behind Argentina and Uruguay (15 each).

16 teams will be participating in the 2024 Copa America. This includes all 10 teams in CONMEBOL: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela, as well as the six CONCACAF-qualified teams: USA, Panama, Jamaica, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Canada.

The 48th edition of the Copa America will begin on Thursday, June 20, 2024. Argentina, the defending champions, will take on Canada in the opening match. The tournament will continue until July 14, and the final match will take place in Miami, just a few hours after the Euro 2024 final match in Berlin. Find out more information about the Copa American schedule here.

The United States will host the 2024 Copa America tournament, marking the second time the country has hosted the event. 

We have compiled a list of the winners and second-place runner-ups of the Copa América for your reference here.

Bookmakers consider Argentina the top favorite to win the tournament, having historically dominated the Copa America with Uruguay 15 times. So we predict Argentina to win the tournament.

You can place your Copa America bet on any of the bookmakers, with Bet365 and 1xBet providing the best betting odds on their platforms.