In general, most of the players called to Brazil this time alongside coach Tite in the qualifying stages such as Neymar, Philippe Coutinho, Renato Augusto ... Only a sad absence is Dani Alves. This right-back is injured in the PSG and certainly not timely to play for Brazil in the 2018 World Cup.
Instead of Alves, coach Tite has called on Selecao two other right-back Danilo and Fagner. If Danilo is already familiar with the colors of Real Madrid and City, Fagner is a strange face, with only four matches in Brazil. The 28-year-old is currently playing well under Corinthians in the domestic arena.
In general, the list of calls to Brazil has just announced not much surprise. In fact, up to 16 of them are sure to be there after the 2018 World Cup. Over the course of the last half year, coach Tite has weighed in on the remaining 7 positions and yesterday he gave the final result.
In the list of 23 Brazilian football players have been convened for the 2018 World Cup, nine players have passed the age of "hash", accounting for 39%. That shows how much Coach Tite value the experience factor. In the current Brazil squad, only Gabriel Jesus is under 23.
List of Brazil's football team
Goalkeepers: Alisson (Roma), Ederson (Man City), Cassio (Corinthians).
Defender: Filipe Luis (Atletico), Miranda (Inter), Marquinhos, Thiago Silva (PSG), Geromel (Gremio).
Midfielders: Casemiro (Real), Fernandinho (City), Fred (Shakhtar), Augusto (Beijing Guoan), Paulinho, Coutinho (Barcelona), Willian (Chelsea).
Striker: Douglas Costa (Juventus), Jesus (Man City), Neymar (PSG), Firmino (Liverpool), Taison (Shakhtar).
World cup promotion
