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Endrick brutally left out of Brazil squad for World Cup qualifiers as teenager struggles for game time at Real Madrid

World Cup Qualification CONMEBOL

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Uruguay

Brazil boss Dorival Jr has announced his squad for World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Uruguay but there is no room for Endrick. The 18-year-old has not featured in any of Real Madrid's last four games and is yet to start a La Liga match for Los Blancos this season. Endrick is not the only high-profile name missing from the squad. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/bad-news-neymar-denied-long-awaited-brazil-return-dorival-junior-explains-attacker-absent-squad-for-world-cup-qualifiers/blt5d2150fb352d5ed9#cs8bc0a97d40d6cf63" target="_blank">Neymar has also been omitted despite having successfully returned</a> from a long spell out due to a knee injury.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Endrick has been left out of the Brazil squad for the first time since he made his debut for the national team in November 2023, while Real Madrid team-mate Vinicius Jr has returned after missing October's fixtures through injury and Chelsea-bound teenager Estevao Willian is also on the list. Endrick's lack of game time at the Santiago Bernabeu has cost him his place this time around, with Dorival Jr admitting that players must be featuring for their clubs if they are to be called up by Brazil.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

He told reporters: "Today he is in a moment of transition, in what is perhaps the biggest team in world football. It is a natural process that takes time. We all have to live with this decision.&nbsp;The doors of the Selecao are not closed to him, I have confidence in him and he knows it. What he has to do now is reposition himself in his club so that he can shine later.&nbsp;The club he joined is getting to know him better, Endrick is in a new environment and this, I insist, requires a certain amount of time. It's natural that if you don't play for your club, it creates a complicated situation. All the footballers have to be playing to be here in the Selecao."

WHAT DORIVAL JR HAS SAID

Goalkeepers: Bento (Al Nassr), Ederson (Manchester City), Weverton (Palmeiras)Defenders: Danilo (Juventus), Vanderson (Monaco), Abner (Lyon), Guilherme Arana (Atlético-MG), Eder Militão (Real Madrid), Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), Murillo (Nottingham Forest)Midfielders: André (Wolverhampton), Andreas Pereira (Fulham), Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle), Gerson (Flamengo), Lucas Paqueta (West Ham United) and Raphinha (Barcelona)Forwards: Estevao (Palmeiras), Igor Jesus (Botafogo), Luiz Henrique (Botafogo), Rodrygo (Real Madrid), Savinho (Manchester City) and Vinicius Jr. (Real Madrid)

BRAZIL SQUAD IN FULL

Endrick faces a battle for minutes at Real Madrid with the likes of Vinicius, Kylian Mbappe, Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham around but is said to be determined to fight for his place and <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/endrick-big-call-real-madrid-future-january-transfer-window-loan-move-teenage-wonderkid/bltb78d09f06870a314#csa6ad45df22fe90a9" target="_blank">not interested in a loan move in January</a>. After their <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/real-madrid-la-liga-match-against-valencia-postponed/bltb5f56707c61651e0" target="_blank">league clash with Valencia was postponed amid the devastating flooding in Spain</a>, Los Blancos return to action on Tuesday in the Champions League against AC Milan, with Endrick expected to be on the bench once more.

WHAT NEXT FOR ENDRICK

Endrick brutally left out of Brazil squad for World Cup qualifiers as teenager struggles for game time at Real Madrid | Goal.com Cameroon

Endrick has been left out of the Brazil squad for November&apos;s round of World Cup qualifiers after struggling for game time at Real Madrid.