The coach of the Brazilian National Team, Dorival Júnior, will call up the players this Friday (10th) for the two friendly matches in June and for the Copa América. The event will take place at the CBF headquarters at 12pm. The continental tournament will be played in the United States starting on June 20.
The CBF’s Seleções Department announced all the details of the preparation for the competition this Monday (6). Orlando, in Florida, will be the base for the Brazilian delegation in the preparation for the tournament.
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“The goal is precisely to publicize our entire program for the senior national team to inform everyone about everything that has been planned aiming for an excellent Copa América for Brazil”, said Rodrigo Caetano, the executive coordinator general of the Brazilian Men’s National Teams.
During this period in Orlando, Brazil will train at the ESPN Wide World of Sports, one of the largest sports complexes in the world, and will be accommodated at the Four Seasons Resort Orlando.
The players who play in Europe will report on the 30th. The athletes who defend Brazilian teams will begin training in the city of Florida on June 3.
“We chose Orlando to be our base during the training period for a strategic reason, which was understood and supported by the president of the CBF, Ednaldo Rodrigues. With this fixed base, we believe we will have the best preparation conditions,” said Rodrigo Caetano.
Brazil will play two friendlies before the start of the competition. The first will be on June 8 against Mexico at Kyle Field, in College Station, Texas. The second friendly will be against the United States on June 12 at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
According to the schedule, the delegation will only leave Orlando during the training phase to face the Mexicans. On June 6, the players will board for Texas and return to Florida the day after the friendly. From then on, the team will continue training in Orlando until June 20, when they will board for Los Angeles, where they will play their first match on June 24.
Costa Rica will be Brazil’s first opponent in the Copa América. The game will be at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, near Los Angeles, California.
On the 25th, the team will board for Las Vegas. There, the team led by Dorival Júnior will face Paraguay on June 28 at the Allegiant Stadium.
Brazil’s last stop in the group stage will be in San Rose, where the players will be accommodated from June 29. On July 2, Brazil will play against Colombia at the Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, also in California, in the last group stage match.
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