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VIVA – The coach of Brazil's national team, Tite, has selected 26 players to play in the World Cup in Qatar which will take place soon. However, the five-time World Cup champions did not include Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino.
Aston Villa attacking midfielder Philippe Coutinho is also one of the players left out of the squad after getting an injury in training last weekend that will sideline him for several weeks.
Tite also only brought four center-backs, namely Bremer (Juventus), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), Thiago Silva (Chelsea), and Eder Militao (Real Madrid), leaving out names like Roger Ibanez (AS Roma) and Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal). Arsenal striker, Gabriel Martinelli also joined to play in the World Cup.
In addition, as quoted from the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) announced that former PSG manager Ricardo Gomes will join Tite's coaching staff as an assistant.
Pemain Liverpool, Roberto Firmino rayakan gol
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Tite and his squad will gather on November 14, 2022, at Juventus' training facility in Turin, where Brazil will hold a five-day training camp (TC) before flying to Doha.
Brazil will open its 2022 World Cup campaign against Serbia (November 24), Switzerland (November 28), and Cameroon (December 3) in Group G.
Here’s the official squad of Brazil National team for the World Cup Qatar 2022:
Goalkeeper:
Alisson (Liverpool)
Ederson (Manchester City)
Weverton (Palmeiras)
Defender:
Bremer (Juventus)
Eder Militao (Real Madrid)
Marquinhos (PSG)
Thiago Silva (Chelsea) Danilo (Juventus)
Dani Alves (Pumas)
Alex Sandro (Juventus)
Alex Telles (Sevilla)
Midfielder:
Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle)
Casemiro (Manchester United)
Everton Ribeiro (Flemengo)
Fabinho (Liverpool)
Fred (Manchester United)
Lucas Paqueta (West Ham)
Attacker:
Antony (Manchester United)
Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal)
Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)
Neymar (PSG)
Pedro (Flamingo)
Raphinha (Barcelona)
Richardson (Tottenham Hotspur)
Rodrygo (Real Madrid)
Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
