Chasing their first World Cup triumph in two decades, Brazil will be taking take to the field in Qatar hoping to replicate their former glory and be champions again. Let’s find out the 26 men tasked with getting them there.
The most shocking bit about the Brazilian team is the exclusion of Roberto Firmino and inclusion of Dani Alves
The South American giants go into the 2022 tournament as the top-ranked team in the world and many of the names on the list of manager Tite will be household names playing for some of the biggest club teams in the world.
Position | Player | Club | Age | Caps |
---|---|---|---|---|
Goalkeeper | Alisson | Liverpool (ENG) | 30 | 56 |
Goalkeeper | Ederson | Manchester City (ENG) | 29 | 18 |
Goalkeeper | Weverton | Palmeiras (BRA) | 34 | 11 |
Defender | Marquinhos | PSG (FRA) | 28 | 70 |
Defender | Eder Militao | Real Madrid (SPA) | 24 | 23 |
Defender | Thiago Silva | Chelsea (ENG) | 38 | 108 |
Defender | Danilo | Juventus (ITA) | 24 | 15 |
Defender | Alex Telles | Sevilla (SPA) | 29 | 7 |
Defender | Dani Alves | Pumas UNAM (MEX) | 39 | 125 |
Defender | Alex Sandro | Juventus (ITA) | 31 | 37 |
Defender | Bremer | Juventus (ITA) | 25 | 1 |
Midfielder | Fabinho | Liverpool (ENG) | 28 | 28 |
Midfielder | Casemiro | Manchester United (ENG) | 30 | 64 |
Midfielder | Bruno Guimaraes | Newcastle United (ENG) | 24 | 8 |
Midfielder | Fred | Manchester United (ENG) | 29 | 27 |
Midfielder | Lucas Paqueta | West Ham (ENG) | 25 | 34 |
Midfielder | Everton Ribeiro | Flamengo (BRA) | 33 | 22 |
Forward | Gabriel Martinelli | Arsenal (ENG) | 21 | 3 |
Forward | Vinicius Jr. | Real Madrid (SPA) | 22 | 15 |
Forward | Neymar | PSG (FRA) | 30 | 120 |
Forward | Antony | Manchester United (ENG) | 22 | 10 |
Forward | Rodrygo | Real Madrid (SPA) | 21 | 6 |
Forward | Raphinha | Barcelona (SPA) | 25 | 10 |
Forward | Richarlison | Tottenham (ENG) | 25 | 37 |
Forward | Pedro | Flamengo (BRA) | 25 | 2 |
Forward | Gabriel Jesus | Arsenal (ENG) | 25 | 56 |
Tite’s side has won seven straight matches heading into the tournament, and haven’t lost any of their past 15 games.
But the fact remains that the lengthy World Cup drought will weigh on the team given the expectations back home as they go searching for a sixth World Cup title.