File picture of Brazil’s Dani Alves. AP
Rio de Janeiro: Brazil coach Tite included 9 forwards in his squad for the World Cup, highlighting his wealth of attacking choices for the event in Qatar.
Notably, Liverpool ahead Roberto Firmino was ignored of the Brazil squad on Monday.
The 30-year-old Neymar spearheads Brazil’s assault whereas the 26-man squad introduced by Tite on Monday additionally incorporates a group of younger forwards together with Vinicius Jr., Gabriel Martinelli and Rodrygo.
Dani Alves, the 39-year-old former Barcelona right-back, was additionally included within the record, which options eight defenders and 6 midfielders.
Tite learn out his choice on the Brazilian soccer confederation headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, narrowing down his record from a bunch of 55 gamers he and his employees had been watching since 2018.
Brazil will play in Group G on the World Cup with Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon. Serbia and Switzerland had been additionally in Brazil’s group 4 years in the past in Russia, when the Brazilians misplaced to Belgium within the quarter-finals.
The 61-year-old Tite has already introduced he’ll step down after the event after six years in cost.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Manchester Metropolis), Weverton (Palmeiras)
Defenders: Dani Alves (no membership), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), Thiago Silva (Chelsea), Eder Militão (Actual Madrid), Danilo (Juventus), Alex Sandro (Juventus), Alex Telles (Sevilla), Bremer (Juventus).
Midfielders: Casemiro (Manchester United), Fred (Manchester United), Fabinho (Liverpool), Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), Lucas Paquetá (West Ham), Everton Ribeiro (Flamengo).
Forwards: Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), Vinicius Jr. (Actual Madrid), Richarlison (Tottenham), Raphinha (Barcelona), Antony (Manchester United), Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), Pedro (Flamengo), Rodrygo (Actual Madrid).
With inputs from The Related Press
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