Brazil will have its 3rd most experienced team in World Cup history in Qatar

In addition to having more offensive options, Tite used the increase in the number of subscribers to assemble one of the most experienced teams ever called up by Brazil for the World Cup.

Because of dry weather and possible heat, FIFA has authorized 26 players to be available for each team in Qatar. Of those chosen by the coach, ten have already competed in the tournament in previous years.

Of the World Cups in this century, only the 2006 delegation had a greater number of experienced athletes: 12.

Tite has now called Alisson, Ederson, Danilo, Daniel Alves, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Casemiro, Fred, Neymar and Gabriel Jesus who have already competed in the Cup. With the exception of Daniel Alves (present in 2010 and 2014), all were present in 2018. Thiago Silva (2010, 2014 and 2018) goes to the fourth World Cup. Neymar (2014 and 2018), for third.

“Experience counts, as well as the moment, the athlete’s ability to concentrate. A series of factors is taken into account. The entire career and the level that is maintained”, said Tite after releasing the list of players, to explain his choices.

In the history of the only country to participate in all the Cups, only twice has Brazil registered more players with experience in the tournament. In addition to the 12 in 2006, there is the record from 1962. Aymoré Moreira made the most of the world champion base and took to Chile 14 names remaining from the 1958 campaign.

The ten of 2022 equals the same number of 1994, when Brazil returned from the United States with the title.

The coach says that using a base that was present in 2018 is natural. He himself says that he only stayed for the Qatar Cup because of what he presented in Russia. But it wasn’t intentional. The preference, in fact, was for versatility, for also having players who can play different roles and give tactical options within the matches.

“Danilo, yesterday [domingo], played defender and can play full-back. The Militant too. We have versatile players in defense and up front we have [atletas] with more and more performance in their clubs. It is a balanced but qualitative team. The quality of the athletes allows us to make these choices”, he adds.

In the 22 World Cups (including this year), only twice did Brazil enter the contest without a squad with previous experience. In 1930, obviously, because it was the first, and in 1950. The first Cup in Brazil – Maracanazo – took place after a 12-year hiatus caused by the Second World War (1939-1945).

The first to wear the Brazilian shirt in two consecutive tournaments was forward Carvalho Leite, called up in 1930 and the only one to remain in the team for 1934. It was a time when the country could not stand out, partly due to internal problems and political disputes. between leaders. In the inaugural tournament, Brazil was eliminated in the group stage. Four years later, it crashed at the premiere.

Since then, bases have been established and maintained from one globalist cycle to the next. The 1958 generation, for example, lasted until 1970, when Pelé was champion in Mexico. The winning Brazil of 1994 stayed alive until 2006, with Cafu and Ronaldo.

In the selection that goes to Qatar, Daniel Alves and Thiago Silva refer to the cast of Dunga eliminated by the Netherlands in the quarterfinals in 2010, in South Africa.

What draws attention is the number of Tite squads who play in the Premier League. Brazil has never had so many players in the first division of England and 12 of them will wear the yellow jersey in Qatar: Alisson, Ederson, Fabinho, Fred, Casemiro, Lucas Paquetá, Bruno Guimarães, Antony, Richarlison, Gabriel Jesus, Martinelli and Thiago Silva.

Of the 26 listed, only three are in Brazilian football. One at Palmeiras (Weverton) and two at Flamengo (Éverton Ribeiro and Pedro).

Among the clubs abroad, Manchester United (Fred, Casemiro and Antony), Juventus (Bremer, Danilo and Alex Sandro) and Real Madrid (Eder Militão, Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo) are the ones with the most squads.

“It refers to a structural aspect of football in general, financial investment… We would need a symposium to talk about this topic. About inequality, we need to be careful with cuts. There are a series of cuts that we can take so that we can understand”, concluded Tite, about the already historic presence of few athletes who work in national clubs among those called up.