There were no surprises in Brazil coach Tite’s initial list of 15 names that included Neymar, Dani, Marcelo, Coutinho and Paulinho, who will definitely be on the plane for the Russia World Cup barring injury.
It means that there are just eight places still to fill between now and the tournament, according to the publication Uol Esporte.
The list of 15 players is: goalkeeper Allison (Roma); defenders Daniel Alves (PSG), Marquinhos (PSG), Miranda (Inter), Marcelo (Real Madrid) and Thiago Silva (PSG); midfielders Casemiro (Real Madrid), Paulinho (Barcelona), Renato Augusto (Beijing Guoan, China), Coutinho (Barcelona), Fernandinho (Manchester City) and William (Chelsea); forwards Neymar (PSG), Gabriel Jesús (Manchester City) and Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
