The 27-year-old replaces Liverpool's Alisson Becker, who suffered an unspecified injury in the English club's 4-0 home win over Galatasaray in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie on Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Souza, who began his career at Flamengo before joining Corinthians in 2025, made his international debut in Brazil's 3-2 friendly defeat to Japan last October.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Brazil will play France in Boston on March 26 and Croatia in Orlando five days later.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The South American team will begin its World Cup campaign against Morocco on June 13 before facing Haiti on June 19 and Scotland on June 24 in Group C.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, star forward Neymar was left out of the squad named by coach Carlo Ancelotti for this month's friendlies, as the five-time world champions continue their preparations for the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Neymar's absence comes after the 34-year-old missed a recent game for Santos FC due to muscle fatigue, a match which Ancelotti had planned to assess him in person during a scouting trip ahead of the squad announcement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Neymar, Brazil's all-time leading scorer with 79 goals, has not played for the national team since suffering a serious knee injury in October 2023 and has struggled to maintain a consistent run of matches since returning to Santos last year. Neymar, at a Kings League event in Sao Paulo on Monday, said that he was disappointed and sad about being left out.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"But I remain focused, day after day, training session after training session, match after match. We will achieve our goal. The dream continues.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Neymar, Brazil's all-time leading scorer with 79 goals, has not played for the national team since suffering a serious knee injury in October 2023 and has struggled to maintain a consistent run of matches since returning to Santos last year. Neymar, at a Kings League event in Sao Paulo on Monday, said that he was disappointed and sad about being left out.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Brazil will play another friendly against Egypt in June before beginning their Group C World Cup campaign against Morocco on June 13.<\/p>\r\n\r\n