Month: September 2022

Our last game before the World Cup is our second ever against Tunisia.

Brazil vs Tunisia

Parc Des Princes, Paris, France, September 27, 2022

Kickoff: 2:30 PM EDT / 3:30 PM BRT / 6:30 PM GMT

US TV/Streaming: FuboTV, BeinSports Connect 4

Starting Lineup: Alisson, Danilo, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Alex Telles; Casemiro, Fred, Lucas Paquetá; Neymar, Richarlison, Raphinha.

On The Bench: Ederson, Weverton, Éder Militão, Ibañez, Bremer, Renan Lodi, Fabinho, Éverton Ribeiro, Bruno Guimarães, Antony, Firmino, Rodrygo, Vini Jr., Pedro, Matheus Cunha.

Notes and Storylines

Brazil’s penultimate game before the World Cup, and still so many questions to be answered.

Brazil vs Ghana

Stade Océane, Le Havre, France, September 23, 2022

Kickoff: 2:30 PM EDT / 3:30 PM BRT / 6:30 PM GMT

US TV/Streaming: FuboTV, BeinSports Connect 4

Starting Lineup: Alisson, Éder Militão, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Alex Telles; Casemiro, Lucas Paquetá; Neymar, Vini Jr., Richarlison, Raphinha.

On The Bench: Ederson, Weverton, Danilo, Ibañez, Bremer, Renan Lodi, Fabinho, Éverton Ribeiro, Bruno Guimarães, Fred, Antony, Firmino, Rodrygo, Pedro, Matheus Cunha.

(Well, hi y’all! Sorry for not posting anything for a while. I was planning to write a preview/prediction for this callup, but life got in the way, so I’m just doing this reaction post for now.)

Today, Tite called up the Brazil squad for our last round of friendlies before the World Cup in November—against Ghana on September 23 and against Tunisia on the 27th, both being played in France. And he chose an… interesting mix of 26 players, to say the least. Here they are:

Goalkeepers

• Alisson – Liverpool
• Ederson – Manchester City
• Weverton – Palmeiras

Center-backs

• Bremer – Juventus
• Militão – Real Madrid
• Marquinhos – PSG
• Ibañez – Roma
• Thiago Silva – Chelsea

Fullbacks

• Danilo – Juventus
• Alex Sandro – Juventus
• Alex Telles – Sevilla

Midfielders

• Bruno Guimarães – Newcastle
• Casemiro – Manchester United
• Everton Ribeiro – Flamengo
• Fabinho – Liverpool
• Fred – Manchester United
• Paquetá – West Ham

Forwards

• Antony – Manchester United
• Firmino – Liverpool
• Matheus Cunha – Atlético de Madrid
• Neymar – PSG
• Pedro – Flamengo
• Raphinha – Barcelona
• Richarlison – Tottenham
• Rodrygo – Real Madrid
• Vinicius Júnior – Real Madrid