Brazil’s new national men’s football team recruits 6 Olympic champion team members
2021-08-14 12:30:49Source: Xinhuanet
Xinhua News Agency, Rio de Janeiro, August 13th (Reporters Zhao Yan, Chen Weihua) Brazil’s national football team head coach Tite announced on the 13th the list of national teams participating in the three World Cup qualifiers in September, including six in the just-concluded Tokyo Olympics. The members who won the men’s football championship on the
The South American region of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers has been in full swing before the Olympics. The Brazilian team will next play against Chile, Argentina and Peru on September 2, 5 and 9, respectively. The game against Chile is an away game and the other two are at home.
The most striking thing on this list is that the 38-year-old Alves, who has not been selected to the national team since October 2019, returned due to his outstanding performance in the Olympics. In addition, five other Olympic team members including Alana, Bruno Guimarães, Claudio, Mateus Cunha and Richard Rison were also called up.
Many players including Renan Lodi, Douglas Luiz, Everton, Vinicius Junior and other players who participated in the Copa America lost the election. Head coach Titt explained at the press conference: “Participate. A high-level game requires constant observation of the players. We always make decisions based on the players’ current status, and they are all excellent players.”
The players called up will gather in Sao Paulo on August 29 and head to Santiago, the capital of Chile, on September 1.
Brazil currently maintains a complete victory in the South American World Championships, ranking first with 18 points in 6 games.
The list of members of Brazil’s new national team:
Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Edelson (Man City), Wefton (Palmelas);
Defenders: Thiago Silva (Chelsea), Marchinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), Militan (Real Madrid), Lucas Verisimo (Benfica), Danilo (Juventus) , Sandro (Juventus), Alana (Sport Mineiro), Daniel Alves (Sao Paulo);
Midfielders: Bruno Guimarães (Lyon), Casemiro (Real Madrid), Fabinho (Liverpool), Fred (Manchester United), Claudio (Zenit), Everton Ribeiro (Flamenco), Lucas Paqueta (Lyon);
Forwards: Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), Firmino (Liverpool), Matteus Cunha (Hertha Berlin), Rafinha (Leeds United), Jesus (Manchester City), Richard Errison (Everton), Gabriel Barbosa (Flamenco).
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