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Month: October 2021

Tite Calls Up Squad For November World Cup Qualifiers

Tite just called the squad for the games (at home vs. Colombia on November 11; away vs. Argentina on Nov. 16) that should confirm our place at the 2022 World Cup. At the behest of Brazilian clubs, which will play three crunch games during the international break, he did not call any Brazil-based players, with the exception of Grêmio goalie Gabriel Chapecó, who appears to be this FIFA date’s Young Goalie Who Gets To Hang Out With The Seleção.

Anyways, here’s the squad:

GKs: Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Manchester City), Gabriel Chapecó (Grêmio)

Fullbacks: Danilo (Juventus), Alex Sandro (Juventus), Émerson (Tottenham), Renan Lodi (Atlético Madrid)

Center-backs: Thiago Silva (Chelsea), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), Éder Militão (Real Madrid) Lucas Veríssimo (Benfica)

Midfielders: Casemiro (Real Madrid), Fabinho (Liverpool), Fred (Manchester United), Gerson (Olympique de Marseille), Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona)

Attackers: Antony (Ajax), Matheus Cunha (Atlético de Madrid), Raphinha (Leeds), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City)

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Match MegaPreview: October World Cup Qualifying Tripleheader

Three more games! Maybe we’ll get to finish them all this time.

Brazil’s Squad

(players called but later cut struck through, players added later in italics.)

GKs: Alisson, Ederson, Weverton.

Fullbacks: Danilo, Emerson Royal, Alex Sandro, Guilherme Arana.

CBs: Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Éder Militão, Lucas Veríssimo.

DMs/CMs: Fabinho, Casemiro, Douglas Luiz, Fred, Gerson, Edenilson.

AMs: Everton Ribeiro, Lucas Paquetá.

Forwards: Neymar, Gabriel Jesus, Vinícius Júnior, Raphinha, Antony, Gabigol, Matheus Cunha, Arthur Cabral.


The Games

Brazil vs. Venezuela

Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas, Venezuela, October 7, 2021

Kickoff: 7:30 PM EDT / 8:30 PM BRT / 11:30 PM GMT

US TV / Streaming: FuboTV

Possible Starting Lineup: Alisson, Danilo, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Guilherme Arana; Fabinho, Gerson, Everton Ribeiro, Lucas Paquetá; Gabriel Jesus, Gabigol.

Brazil vs. Colombia

Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia, October 10, 2021

Kickoff: 5:00 PM EDT / 6:00 PM BRT / 9:00 PM GMT

US TV / Streaming: FuboTV

Brazil vs. Uruguay

Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, October 14, 2021

Kickoff: 8:30 PM EDT / 9:30 PM BRT / 12:30 AM GMT

US TV / Streaming: FuboTV


Notes and Storylines

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