Brazil celebrates winning the 2026 Futsal Nations Cup in São José dos Pinhais, ParanáCredits: Kiara Vilarinho/CBF
Coach Marquinhos Xavier announced Brazil's squad for the 2026 Futsal Finalissima this Friday (23). The tournament will take place from November 6 to 8 at Arena Niterói in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, featuring Brazil, Argentina, Spain and Portugal.
The competition brings together the South American and European champions and runners-up. After defeating Argentina 2–1 in the Copa América final, Brazil will face them again on November 6 at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time). European champions Spain will meet Portugal again at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time), having beaten them 5–3 in the European final.
The winners of these matches will face each other in the final on November 8 at 5:30 p.m. (Brasília time). The third-place match will take place earlier, at 2:30 p.m. (Brasília time).
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Brazil's players and coaching staff will report on November 1. Training sessions will take place at the Philippe Coutinho Institute in Rio de Janeiro through November 3. The delegation will then travel to Niterói to complete preparations for their opening match.
With the Futsal Finalissima already in their sights, Brazil won the Futsal Nations Cup held this October in São José dos Pinhais, Paraná. On their way to lifting the trophy, they beat Cape Verde 4–2, defeated Indonesia and Japan 3–0, and thrashed Afghanistan 6–0 in the final.
See the squad:
Goalkeepers
Willian - MFK Norilsk Nickel (RUS)
Matheus - JEC Krona
Defenders
João Victor - Barcelona (ESP)
Lucas Gomes - Magnus Futsal
Wesley - Sporting (POR)
Wingers
Dyego - Al-Ula Club (KSA)
Cleber - Benfica (POR)
Felipe Valério - Sporting (POR)
Marcel - ElPozo (ESP)
Arthur - Benfica (POR)
Leandro Lino - Magnus Futsal
Pivots
Pito - Barcelona (ESP)
Rocha - Sporting (POR)
Fabinho - Palma (ESP)
Media accreditation
Media accreditation for coverage of the 2026 Futsal Finalissima is now open and closes on Monday (26) at 6 p.m. (Brasília time).
Journalists interested in covering the tournament's matches must have a previously approved profile on the CONMEBOL Media Hub, CONMEBOL's official channel for accreditation requests. The registration form is available at: https://mediahub.conmebol.com.
Each professional with an approved CONMEBOL Media Hub registration must log in to the platform, access the “Accreditation” section, click on FINALISSIMA FUTSAL 2026 and fill in their details.
After completing the accreditation request, the next step is to access “SAD Application” to select access to the Press Tribune and Mixed Zone in the corresponding section below “Accreditation”.
CONMEBOL stressed that accreditation requests submitted after the deadline will not be considered. It also noted that neither approval of registration on the CONMEBOL Media Hub nor submission of an accreditation request constitutes, under any circumstances, confirmation that a place has been granted, as places are subject to availability.
Accreditation applicants will be notified of the decision via the email address associated with their CONMEBOL Media Hub registration, starting next Thursday (29) at 2 p.m. (Brasília time).
Each applicant must check the status of their request by logging in to their CONMEBOL Media Hub profile with their email address and password.
CONMEBOL will allocate places based on availability, the type of media outlet and the professionals' roles.
Radio stations/web radio stations: 3 (three) journalists per media outlet.
Written press (print media): Up to 2 (two) journalists per media outlet.
Written press (websites and social media): 1 (one) journalist per media outlet.
Print and online press photographers: Up to 2 (two) per media outlet.
NRH (Non-Rights-Holding) channels: 1 (one) journalist and 1 (one) camera operator per media outlet.
International agencies: Up to 2 (two) journalists and 2 (two) photographers per agency.
If you have any questions, please email: prensa@conmebol.com.
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