Brazil called up nine strikers this Monday, including Neymar, Vinícius Junior, Rodrygo, Raphinha and Richarlison, for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which he will attend this month as one of the great favorites and in which he hopes to win his sixth title.
The big surprises in the final list of 26 players disclosed by the coach Adenor Leonardo Bacchi 'Tite' are the attacker Gabriel Martinelli, as well as the absence of the strikers Roberto Firmino and Gabigol, or the midfielder Philippe Coutinho, who was injured at the last minute .
The great surprise of the list has been the inclusion of veteran right back Daniel Alves, 39 years old and who will play his last World Cup: "The criteria for choosing Daniel Alves was the same criteria for everyone, which rewards technical and individual quality . It rewards the physical aspect and the mental aspect. And it was chosen in the same way as the others, "said Tite.
Despite being one of the coach's most trusted players, captain of the Canarinha, leader among the players and the dedication he shows every time he is called up, the call for Daniel Alves was the main question before the list was released . The former Barcelona player, one of the footballers with the highest number of titles in the world, is not having regularity with the Mexican Pumas, but the advantage that Tite continues without a player who convinces him as a right back, to the point that he came to improvise with Éder Militao in that position.
The Canarinha technical commission admitted that Daniel Alves was not called up for the last two friendlies, in September, because he did not meet the minimum strength and power criteria and because he did not play regularly with Pumas. The coach's assistants pointed out that the winger then decided to train at Barcelona with the World Cup in mind and that this allowed him to improve his physical and technical condition to meet the criteria for the call.
Brazil was framed in Group G along with Switzerland, Serbia, Cameroon and will open on November 24 against the Serbian team as the main favorite to finish first in the group.
. Porteros: Alisson (Liverpool-ING), Éderson (Manchester City-ING) and Wéverton (Palmeiras).
. . . . Defenders: Marquinhos (PSG), Thiago Silva (Chelsea-ING), Eder Militao (Real Madrid-ESP), Daniel Alves (Pumas-MEX), Danilo (Juventus-ITA), Bremer (Juventus-ITA) and Alex Telles (Sevilla-ESP) and Alex Sandro (Juventus-ITA).
. Midfielders: Casemiro (Manchester United-ING), Fabinho (Liverpool-ING), Fred (Manchester United-ING), Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle-ING), Lucas Paquetá (West Ham-ING) and Éverton Ribeiro (Flamengo).
. . . . Forwards: Neymar (PSG), Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid-ESP), Richarlison (Tottenham-ING), Raphinha (Barcelona-ESP), Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), Pedro (Flamengo), Rodrygo (Real Madrid-ESP) , Antony (Manchester United-ING) and Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal-ING).
