Raphinha will miss at least two World Cup matches: Ancelotti looks at Luiz Henrique or Rayan, not Endrick

Brazil will have to do without Raphinha for the next two matches at the 2026 World Cup. The winger has an injury and that forces national coach Carlo Ancelotti to make an adjustment in his forward line. According to Globo Esporte, the choice on the right flank is not Endrick, but one of Luiz Henrique or Rayan.

Luiz Henrique has already started four times under Ancelotti as a right winger and is a logical option. Rayan came on for the injured Barcelona player against Haiti last Friday and is therefore also a serious candidate.

Endrick, the much-discussed teenager from Real Madrid, is mainly seen as a striker by the staff. He has not yet been tested in this specific role on the right in the national team and his profile - with and without the ball - is less suited to the tasks on the wing. The expectation is that he will run closer to the goal, centrally in the attack, without the heavy defensive meters towards the center line.


"I brought in Rayan (against Haiti, ed.) because he has excellent qualities and a different profile than Raphinha. It is the small details that make the difference. I chose Rayan for those small details," Ancelotti said recently.

Good news for the Seleção is that Neymar will return to group training this week after a calf injury, according to Ancelotti. However, the number 10 - and Brazil's all-time top scorer - is not a candidate for a role on the right flank.

Brazil plays its next World Cup match against Scotland on Wednesday. In the run-up to this, it will become clear whether Ancelotti chooses Luiz Henrique or Rayan as Raphinha's replacement.

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