Ancelotti has consistently maintained that Neymar will be in contention if he is fully fit, but the attacker was excluded from Brazil's squad for last month's warm-up matches against France and Croatia.
It's good to be able to confirm our final friendly, which will round off our preparations for the tournament. Bolivia will provide us with a feel for South American opposition, and will no doubt give us a stern test as they recover from the disappointment of defeat in the World Cup play-offs.
England will play their first match of the summer against fellow World Cup 2026 participants New Zealand in Tampa Bay on Saturday, June 6. The Raymond James Stadium is home to the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers and hosted Super Bowl LV in 2021.
The Argentina Football Association (AFA) scheduled the last-minute game after the official cancellation of the Finalissima. The match between Argentina, the winners of the CONMEBOL Copa América 2024, and Spain, the champions of the UEFA EURO 2024, was originally scheduled to be played in Qatar on March 27 before being canceled due to the ongoing conflict in the region.
Neymar is Neymar. Neymar is a great player. The World Cup is the tournament of world stars. In my book, Neymar is one of the biggest stars. I don't see a World Cup without Neymar.
Lionel Messi's Argentina squad is set to play friendlies against Mauritania on March 27 and Zambia on March 31, both matches kicking off at 23:15 GMT/BST.
