Coach Tite announced at a press conference on Monday afternoon the list of 26 players called up to play the 2022 World Cup in Qatar (20 November – 18 December) with Brazil. While the Seleção are among the favorites of the competition, the Auriverde will be able to count on a group composed in particular of several executives such as the players of PSG, Neymar and Marquinhos but also Thiago Silva, Vinicius or Casemiro. There is no real surprise in the choices of the 61-year-old coach who has already said he would leave his post after the World Cup.
“My nights are restless, I kick my wife, sometimes I wake up at 4 a.m., the adrenaline is pumping”said Tite during an interview broadcast Sunday evening on the national TV channel Globo. In this interview, he also promised to unveil an expanded list of 26 players, so as not to leave out some deserving and fundamental contenders for the selection: “I am a humanist. There is the athlete, but first there is the man, the son, the father, the human being who must be respected.. As a reminder, Brazil will face Switzerland, Cameroon and Serbia in the G-group and will enter the tournament against Dragan Stojković’s players on November 24 at the Lusail Iconic Stadium.
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The Brazilian cages will, unsurprisingly, be guarded by Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Manchester City) and Weverthon (Palmeiras). On the defensive lines, the Seleção will probably line up in its starting lineup the former Parisian duo with Thiago Silva (Chelsea), captain, and Marquinhos (PSG). Eder Militão (Real Madrid) will play the role of luxury joker. The fourth and last central defense ticket remained undetermined and was finally offered to Gleison Bremer (Juventus). The work on the defensive corridors will be carried out by Danilo (Juventus), on the left, and Alex Sandro (Juventus), on the right, respectively assisted by Alex Telles (Sevilla) and Dani Alves (Pumas).
In midfield, we find, unsurprisingly, a trio from the Premier League with Casemiro, Fred (Man United) and Lucas Paqueta (West Ham). In support, Tite can count on Fabinho (Liverpool), Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle) and Everton Ribeiro (Flamengo), freshly winner of the Copa Libertadores. The real building site was in attack where the coach called 30 players over the last four years. In Qatar, they will be nine to represent their country: Neymar (PSG), Vinicius (Real), Raphinha (Barcelona), Richarlison (Tottenham), Antony (Man United), Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), Rodrygo (Real Madrid) and Pedro (Flamingo). The last striker to complete the list is none other than Martinelli (Arsenal).
The list of 26 of the Brazilian selection for the 2022 World Cup! ????????
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