Brazil awaits the Qatar 2022 World Cup with a score of 10 and with Neymar in a great moment

Tite’s ‘Selection’ he scored two thrashings in recent friendlies before kick-off in qatar (November 20-December 18): 3-0 against Ghana on Friday in Le Havre and 5-1 against Tunisia on Tuesday in Paris.

the mini tour in France he exhibited the ambition of the ‘scratch’ to end a drought of twenty years without winning the World Cup. And the stars seem aligned so that the South Americans leave with options to bury the European hegemony.

“We are looking to make two friendlies with teams that are in the World Cupbecause the degree of demand is very high, physical, technical and mental”, said Tite after thrashing the Tunisians. “Now we have to lower the adrenaline.”

In addition to qualify as the undefeated leader of the South American qualifierwith a record score of 45 points in 17 duels, and being number one in the FIFA ranking, Brazil will land in the first Arab World Cup with an unbeaten record of 15 gamesincluding seven wins in a row, in which he scored six goals (26 goals scored in total).

“Best in the world

Numbers aside, the five-time champions find license to get excited due to to Neymar’s good start to the season at PSG (eleven goals in the same number of games) and in the solidity of a team that gives results even when it loses a starter or changes its tactical scheme.

End of game! With goals from Raphinha (2), Richarlison, Neymar and Pedro, the Seleção Brasileira beat Tunísia 5-1.

📷: Lucas Figueiredo / CBF pic.twitter.com/6ag0ABR5AT

– CBF Soccer (@CBF_Futebol) September 27, 2022

With his three goals against Ghana and Tunisia, Richarlison was outlined as the ‘9’ suffered in the qualifying round, a task that fell to ‘Ney’ (8 goals), who is now two goals away from equaling Pelé as the top scorer in the ‘Canarinha’ (77 vs. 75).

Raphinha appropriated the right wing by scoring two goals and providing two assists in games in France, a position to which youngsters of Antony’s caliber aspire. Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo.

The share of experience is concentrated on defense, with Casemiro, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva and Alisson guarding a defense that received three goals in the last ten games.

And Lucas Paquetá, partner of the ’10’ in the creation, proved his worth as a first-line midfielder in the game against the ‘Black Stars’, where Tite placed Casemiro as the only holding midfielder, anticipating matches in which the rival closing.

“I think that Brazil, today, is the best team in the world. It has an almost perfect spine. It is an unbeatable situation, with a balanced team defensively and offensively. It may be less spectacular than previous teams, but it is more balanced,” said former Uruguayan defender Diego Lugano on the ESPN FC program.

Calm Calm

A little less than two months before the debut in Qatar 2022, Tite assured that he still does not have the definitive list of 26 players. Brazil It will open on November 24 against Serbia in Group G, also made up of Switzerland and Cameroon.

The positions in dispute, however, seem clear, and some heavyweights are fighting for them: they are looking for companions of Danilo and Alex Sandro on the right sides (Daniel Alves or a defender who fulfills the function, such as Eder Militao or Ibañez) and left (Alex Telles or Renan Lodi).

Several also claim a central position (Ibañez or Bremer) and creation midfielder (Everton Ribeiro or Philippe Coutinho), and two of ‘9’ (Pedro, Matheus Cunha, Roberto Firmino, Gabigol or Gabriel Jesus).

“The versatility of the athletes is an important part”, he said. Tite.

In the midst of optimism, there are many voices calling for calm, arguing that they have recently faced smaller selections: Ghana, Tunisia, Japan, South Korea and Bolivia.

The League of Nations It has prevented the South Americans from colliding with the Europeans, and when they faced Lionel Messi’s Argentina they could not win: 0-0 in November 2021 in the tie and 1-0 in the final of the Copa América-2021 at the Maracana .

“Brazil will face two European teams in the first phase (in Qatar) and it’s been a while since we played against Europeans, which leaves us without a parameter of competitiveness”, wrote the Brazilian World Cup player Walter Casagrande in the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper. “I’m liking our evolution and that light and offensive team, but we’re not going to play against ‘deads’”.

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