Can you believe it?
At a time when most
coaches are penciling down probable players for their squad to Russia 2018, man
of faith and Brazil Manager Tite has named his squad!
The former defensive midfielder
did not only name a squad but even named his starting 11 with Brazil scheduled
to open their campaign in Russia against Switzerland on June 17.
Speaking on Friday, the
56-year-old revealed there was no place for Liverpool's Roberto Firmino or
Paris Saint-Germain's Thiago Silva in the first XI but they are in the 15
players he has selected.
'The 11 who will start
are Alisson; Marcelo, Miranda, Marquinhos, Daniel Alves; Paulinho, Renato
Augusto and Casemiro,
Neymar, Coutinho and
Gabriel Jesus,' Tite said in an interview with UOL Esportes.
The team are expected to
play in a 4-3-3 formation when they kick start their World Cup campaign in 120
days time against Switzerland in Group E.
The other two players
that have been chosen for his squad so far are Manchester City's Fernandinho
and Chelsea's Willian.
With just eight places
remaining on the plane to Russia, several players will be looking to impress
over the next four months.
In the Premier League,
City's shot-stopper Ederson is yet to make the squad as well as wing back
Danilo while Chelsea's out-of-favour David Luiz and Tottenham's January signing
Lucas Moura have also missed out for now.
Juventus' Douglas Costa,
Atletico Madrid's Filipe Luis and Bayern Munich's Rafinha will also be looking
to stake their claim for a place in the squad.
Brazil became the first
team to qualify for the World Cup back in March and topped South American
qualification.
Tite's side will be in
search of their sixth World Cup and after Switzerland they will face Costa Rica
and Serbia in the group stages.
More squad information
may however emerge when Brazil play Russia and Germany in friendly matches in
March.
A good number of the
coaches heading for Russia are not thinking of rolling out the names of players
just now with many hoping that injury worries and other unforeseen circumstances
may be out of the way by the time the final selection is made at least a month
to kickoff
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