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Luiz Felipe Scolari has named his 23-man squad for the World Cup on home soil, and he has left out a host of big names from it — Kaka, Ronaldinho, Alexandre Pato, Philippe Coutinho, Lucas Moura and Lucas Leiva have all missed out.
Scolari has stuck 17 of the 23 players who won last year’s Confederations Cup — beating world champions Spain in the final.
Six Premier League stars were included in the squad – Tottenham’s Paulinho, Manchester City’s Fernandinho and Chelsea’s Oscar, David Luiz, Willian and Ramires all made the cut.
FULL SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Júlio César (Toronto FC), Jéfferson (Botafogo), Victor (Grêmio)
Defenders: Daniel Alves (Barcelona), Maicon (Internazionale), Marcelo (Real Madrid), Maxwell (Paris Saint-Germain), David Luiz (Chelsea), Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain), Dante (Bayern Munich), Henrique (Napoli)
Midfielders: Luiz Gustavo (Wolfsburg), Paulinho (Tottenham), Ramires (Chelsea), Fernandinho (Manchester City), Oscar (Chelsea), Willian (Chelsea), Hernanes (Internazionale), Bernard (Shakhtar Donetsk)
Forwards: Fred (Fluminense), Neymar (Barcelona), Hulk (Zenit St Petersburg), Jô (Atlético Mineiro)
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