Brazil Squad
With under a week left until the start of the World Cup 2018, football fans, pundits and bettors are now turning all their attention to which players have made each country’s final 23 man squads, and how this may affect their chances of winning.
Luckily for Brazil, who are the current favourites to win, they’re travelling to Russia with an all-star cast. Manager Tite announced his final team just a couple of weeks ago, and it’s looking like a very impressive line-up.
Brazil Squad World Cup 2018: Players and Positions
Check out the full list of the 23 players who will make up the Brazil World Cup 2018 squad below, and which position they play in:
Goalkeepers
- Alisson
- Ederson
- Cassio
Defenders
- Fagner
- Thiago Silva
- Marcelo
- Miranda
- Marquinhos
- Geromel
- Filipe Luis
- Danilo
Midfielders
- Fernandinho
- Paulinho
- Renato Augusto
- Casemiro
- Phillipe Coutinho
- Fred
Forwards
- Taison
- Neymar
- Willian
- Douglas Costa
- Robert Firmino
- Gabriel Jesus
Brazil World Cup 2018 Squad: Strengths and Weaknesses
Looking at the players mentioned above, it’s clear that Brazil’s biggest strength will be their attack. Neymar is returning to the team after recovering from injury, and will be backed up by other star forwards such as Coutinho, Gabriel Jesus and the talented left-back, Marcelo.
Although they are the favourites to win the competition outright, Brazil do have a weak point in their defense. Their star defender Dani Alves recently sustained an injury and so has not made the final squad which could be detrimental. His replacement Danilo is very talented, but Alves would have been a measurably better addition.
