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Brazil Name Squad To Face Ghana & Tunisia

Brazil Name Squad To Face Ghana & Tunisia

Brazil have confirmed their squad for the upcoming matches against African giants Ghana and Tunisia.

Click through the gallery above to see the players who were left out of the Brazil squad.

Selecao begin their preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup next month with friendlies against two African nations.

New Manchester United signing Antony returns to the squad along with Liverpool striker Roberto Firmo.

There were maiden call-ups for Juventus defender Gleison Bremer and AS Roma's Roger Ibanez, while Flamengo star Pedro has also been called up by Tite.

Some of the players to miss out include Arsenal star Gabriel Jesus despite his impressive start to the season while veteran full-back Dani Alves also misses out.

Full squad:

Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Manchester City), Weverton (Palmeiras)

Defenders: Danilo (Juventus), Alex Sandro (Juventus) , Gleison Bremer (Juventus), Alex Telles (Sevilla), Thiago Silva (Chelsea), Eder Militao (Real Madrid), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), Roger Ibaez (AS Roma)

Midfielders: Casemiro, Fred (both Manchester United), Fabinho (Liverpool), Lucas Paquet (West Ham), Bruno Guimares (Newcastle), Everton Ribeiro (Flamengo)

Forwards: Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid), Rodrygo (Real Madrid), Antony (Manchester United), Raphinha (Barcelona), Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid), Pedro (Flamengo)

Here are the highest-ranked African nations today, according to FIFA:

10 - Burkina Faso (55th)
10 - Burkina Faso (55th)
9 - Cote d'Ivoire (52nd)
9 - Cote d'Ivoire (52nd)
8 - Mali (46th)
8 - Mali (46th)
7 - Algeria (41st)
7 - Algeria (41st)
6- Egypt (40th)
6- Egypt (40th)
5- Cameroon (38th)
5- Cameroon (38th)
4- Nigeria (31st)
4- Nigeria (31st)
3- Tunisia (30th)
3- Tunisia (30th)
 2- Morocco (23rd)
2- Morocco (23rd)
1 - Senegal (18th)
1 - Senegal (18th)

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