The Brazil national football team, nicknamed Seleção Canarinha, represents Brazil in men’s international football and is administered by the Brazilian Football Confederation, the governing body for football in Brazil.
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They have been a member of FIFA since 1923 and a member of CONMEBOL since 1916.
In recent weeks, we have seen plenty of rumours relating to the Brazil World Cup squad for the FIFA World Cup 2022. And interestingly, Brazil is the favourite to win the 2022 World Cup according to the bookmaker odds.
This puts them ahead of other key favourites such as England, France, Argentina, Spain, and Germany. But when you look at the possible Brazil World Cup squad, it’s clear to see why they are listed as red-hot contenders.
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The team has a great mix of experienced and youth, and they have real potential to do extremely well at the tournament in Qatar.
Brazil world cup squad 2022 – All 26 Players
| Position | No. | Player | Club | Age | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | Alisson | Liverpool (ENG) | 30 | 56 |
| GK | 23 | Ederson | Manchester City (ENG) | 29 | 18 |
| GK | 12 | Weverton | Palmeiras (BRA) | 34 | 11 |
| DEF | 4 | Marquinhos | PSG (FRA) | 28 | 70 |
| DEF | 14 | Eder Militao | Real Madrid (SPA) | 24 | 23 |
| DEF | 3 | Thiago Silva | Chelsea (ENG) | 38 | 108 |
| DEF | 2 | Danilo | Juventus (ITA) | 31 | 46 |
| DEF | 16 | Alex Telles | Sevilla (SPA) | 29 | 7 |
| DEF | 13 | Dani Alves | Pumas UNAM (MEX) | 39 | 125 |
| DEF | 6 | Alex Sandro | Juventus (ITA) | 31 | 37 |
| DEF | 24 | Bremer | Juventus (ITA) | 25 | 1 |
| MID | 15 | Fabinho | Liverpool (ENG) | 29 | 28 |
| MID | 5 | Casemiro | Manchester United (ENG) | 30 | 64 |
| MID | 17 | Bruno Guimaraes | Newcastle United (ENG) | 24 | 8 |
| MID | 8 | Fred | Manchester United (ENG) | 29 | 27 |
| MID | 7 | Lucas Paqueta | West Ham (ENG) | 25 | 34 |
| MID | 22 | Everton Ribeiro | Flamengo (BRA) | 33 | 22 |
| FWD | 26 | Gabriel Martinelli | Arsenal (ENG) | 21 | 3 |
| FWD | 20 | Vinicius Jr. | Real Madrid (SPA) | 22 | 15 |
| FWD | 10 | Neymar | PSG (FRA) | 30 | 120 |
| FWD | 19 | Antony | Manchester United (ENG) | 22 | 10 |
| FWD | 21 | Rodrygo | Real Madrid (SPA) | 21 | 6 |
| FWD | 11 | Raphinha | Barcelona (SPA) | 25 | 10 |
| FWD | 9 | Richarlison | Tottenham (ENG) | 25 | 37 |
| FWD | 25 | Pedro | Flamengo (BRA) | 25 | 2 |
| FWD | 18 | Gabriel Jesus | Arsenal (ENG) | 25 | 56 |
The most notable absences from the final list are:
- Roberto Firmino (Liverpool)
- Gabriel (Arsenal)
- Gabriel Barbosa (Flamengo)
- Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest)
- Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid)
- Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa)
- Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur)
- Gerson (Marseille)
- Luiz Henrique (Real Betis)
- Rodinei (Flamengo)
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The Brazil World Cup squad is actually a little spoiled by the selections they have between the sticks. Both Everton and Alisson are top goalkeepers for major Premier League clubs, including Manchester City and Liverpool.
Needless to say, they wouldn’t be in those positions if they weren’t some of the best keepers in the world. As for Weverton, he is ingrained in the Brazilian style of football since he is the goalkeeper for Palmeiras.
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Although he is the oldest of the three goalkeepers, if anyone was to be left out, it would likely be him.
