en.Wedoany.com Reported - As Brazil prepares for the 2026 World Cup, the VIP charter plane selected for the national team has already departed from Rio de Janeiro, highlighting the scale of this trip. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has leased a Boeing 767-300ER aircraft valued at approximately R$1.19 billion. The plane, equipped with high-end configurations, has previously served international tours for acts such as the Rolling Stones.
The flight departed from Rio de Janeiro's Tom Jobim International Airport (Galeão Airport) at 10 PM Brasília time on Monday (1st), heading to Newark, New Jersey, with an expected landing on Tuesday morning (2nd). The specific cost of this charter has not been disclosed to the public.
The aircraft performing this mission is a Boeing 767-300ER operated by the charter company Aeronexus. This same plane was also used by the Brazilian team during the 2023 World Cup qualifiers. For this journey, the aircraft features special visual branding related to the Brazilian team's promotional campaign, along with the logo of the CBF's partner, Azul Linhas Aéreas.
To meet comfort needs during the approximately 10-hour flight, the aircraft is configured with 96 seats, all in a fully flat business class layout, designed to ensure players and coaching staff get adequate rest before arrival. In addition to serving the Brazilian team and the Rolling Stones, this plane has also transported clubs such as Palmeiras, Flamengo, and Fluminense for the FIFA Club World Cup (Mundial de Clubes).
During the World Cup, the Brazilian team's domestic transfers within the United States will be organized by FIFA and operated by American companies. For the return flight, regardless of the final result, the team will travel on a conventional Airbus aircraft operated by Azul. The choice of a VIP-standard plane with fully flat seats for a direct flight to the United States aims to minimize travel fatigue and ensure the delegation's condition from boarding to arrival at the training center.
Brazil's first match in the group stage of the 2026 World Cup will be against Morocco on June 13 at 7 PM (Brasília time) at MetLife Stadium in New York/New Jersey. The second match is against Haiti on June 19 at 9:30 PM at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The final group stage match is against Scotland on June 24 at 7 PM at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The list of players called up for the Brazilian team includes: Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Fenerbahçe), and Weverton (Grêmio); Defenders: Alex Sandro (Flamengo), Bremer (Juventus), Danilo (Flamengo), Douglas Santos (Zenit), Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal), Ibañez (Al Ahli), Léo Pereira (Flamengo), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), and Wesley (Roma); Midfielders: Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), Casemiro (Manchester United), Danilo (Botafogo), Fabinho (Al-Ittihad), and Lucas Paquetá (Flamengo); Forwards: Endrick (Lyon), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), Igor Thiago (Brentford), Luiz Henrique (Zenit), Matheus Cunha (Manchester United), Neymar (Santos), Rayan (Bournemouth), Raphinha (Barcelona), and Vini Jr (Real Madrid).
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