Brazil manager Tite has announced his 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup,\u00a0despite the deadline for the final World Cup squads being 4 June with some of the big names failing to make the cut.<\/p>\n
Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson is joined by Roma\u2019s Alisson and Corinthian\u2019s Cassio, while Valencia’s Neto failed to make it to the 23-man squad.<\/p>\n
Manchester City’s Danilo and Corinthian’s Fagner were picked for the right-back department as Dani Alves missed out with a grievous\u00a0knee injury during Paris Saint-Germain’s Coupe de France final victory, while\u00a0Rafinha of Bayern Munich found himself left out of Tite’s World Cup plans.<\/p>\n
In the left back department, Tite\u00a0had a selection headache with but\u00a0Atletico Madrid\u2019s Filipe Luis has seen off competition from\u00a0\u00a0Juventus left-back Alex Sandro and AS Monaco all-rounder Fabinho to join ranks with Real’s Marcelo.<\/p>\n
In the coveted heart of the\u00a0\u00a0Sele\u00e7\u00e3o’centre-back, PSG duo Marquinhos and Thiago Silva joined by Inter Milan\u2019s Miranda and Gremio\u2019s Pedro Geromel. While\u00a0Chelsea\u2019s David Luiz missed the bus, after falling off in Chelsea’s defensive pecking order under Antonio Conte.<\/p>\n
Tite is known for tactical compactness and playing passing game much influenced by the European technical game rather than flair and skill of Brazilian game has selected a squad of players suited to technical aspects of modern day football. Real Madrid\u2019s Casemiro<\/a><\/span><\/strong> and City\u2019s Fernandinho has been selected for their midfield defensive duties and adding compactness to the midfield to suit the tactical needs of compact football Tite has been stressing upon.<\/p>\n Barcelona\u2019s Philippe Coutinho will be joined by\u00a0Renato Augusto from Beijing Guoan as the two central playmakers while\u00a0Chelsea\u2019s Willian and Juventus\u2019 Douglas Costa are joined by Shakhtar\u2019s Taison as the wing technicians to support the forward line.<\/p>\n Upfront Neymar<\/a><\/strong><\/span> who is nearing\u00a0completion of his injury will\u00a0be joined by Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and City’s Gabriel Jesus to form a formidable attacking department but lack of a “big” target\u00a0 man centre-forward, to help with the aerial battle if Brazil are chasing the game in the final minutes could be the missing link in Tite’s squad.<\/p>\n Barcelona’s new-boy Arthur, Fenerbahce\u2019s Giuliano, Tottenham’s Lucas Moura and Bordeaux’s Malcolm are some of the players snubbed from the 23-man squad. Brazil has been drawn in Group E alongside Switzerland, Costa Rica and Serbia, and will start their World Cup campaign on 17 June against Switzerland.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here is Brazil’s Sele\u00e7\u00e3o:<\/strong><\/p>\n Goalkeepers:<\/strong>\u00a0Alisson (Roma), Ederson (Manchester City), Cassio\u00a0(Corinthians Sao Paulo)<\/p>\n Defenders:<\/strong>\u00a0Miranda (Inter Milan), Marquinhos, Thiago Silva (both Paris Saint-Germain), Marcelo (Real Madrid), Filipe Luis (Atletico Madrid), Fagner (Corinthians), Pedro Geromel (Gremio), Danilo (Manchester City)<\/p>\n Midfielders<\/strong>: Casemiro (Real Madrid), Fernandinho (Manchester City), Paulinho (FC Barcelona), Renato Augusto (Beijing Guoan), Philippe Coutinho (FC Barcelona), Willian (Chelsea), Fred (Shakhtar Donetsk)<\/p>\n Forwards:<\/strong>\u00a0Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Douglas Costa (Juventus), Taison (Shakhtar Donetsk), Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) <\/p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Brazil manager Tite has announced his 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup,\u00a0despite the deadline for the final World Cup squads being 4 June with some of the big names failing to make the cut. Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson is joined by Roma\u2019s Alisson and Corinthian\u2019s Cassio, while Valencia’s Neto failed to make it to the 23-man squad. Manchester City’s Danilo and Corinthian’s Fagner were picked for the right-back department as Dani Alves missed out with a grievous\u00a0knee injury during Paris Saint-Germain’s Coupe de France final victory, while\u00a0Rafinha of Bayern Munich found himself left out of Tite’s World Cup plans. 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