World Cup 2014: Kaka and Robinho omitted from Brazil squad AC Milan duo Kaka and Robinho were among the big names to miss out on Brazils provisional World Cup squad on Wednesday. Luiz Felipe Scolaris 23-man selection was also without Ronaldinho and PSG midfielder Lucas Moura, who cost a reported £32m last year. Midfielder Kaka, 32, had been hopeful of playing in his fourth World Cup. Play media Luiz selection a dream come true Chelseas Brazilian quartet of defender David Luiz and midfielders Oscar, Ramires and Willian made the cut. Lucas Leiva has been included on the seven-man standby list but fellow Liverpool midfielder Phillipe Coutinho has not been picked. Tottenhams Paulinho and fellow midfielder Fernandinho, of Manchester City, are in the squad. Fernandinho, 28, has only featured only once for the national side since February 2012, scoring his first international goal in a friendly against South Africa in March. World Cup hosts Brazil have until 2 June to decide whether to make any changes before their final 23-man squad has to be named. As well as Lucas, Paris St-Germain midfielder Lucas Moura and Bayern Munich defender Rafinha are on the standby list. The five-time world champions will face Panama in a friendly in Goiania on 3 June. Willian, David Luiz, Ramires and Oscar Chelsea quartet Willian, David Luiz, Ramires and Oscar all got in the 23-man squad Scolaris side will then conclude their preparations with a warm-up match against Serbia in Sao Paulo three days later. Brazil will face Croatia, Mexico and Cameroon in Group A of the tournament. Goalkeepers: Julio Cesar (Toronto FC, on loan from QPR), Jefferson (Botafogo), Victor (Atletico Mineiro). Defenders: Marcelo (Real Madrid), Daniel Alves (Barcelona), Maicon (AS Roma), Maxwell and Thiago Silva (both Paris St-Germain), David Luiz (Chelsea), Dante (Bayern Munich), Henrique (Napoli). Midfielders: Paulinho (Tottenham Hotspur), Ramires (Chelsea), Willian (Chelsea), Oscar (Chelsea), Hernanes (Inter Milan), Luiz Gustavo (Wolfsburg), Fernandinho (Manchester City). Forwards: Bernard (Shakhtar Donetsk), Neymar (Barcelona), Fred (Fluminense), Jo (Atletico Mineiro), Hulk (Zenit St Petersburg). Standby: Diego Cavalieri (Fluminese) Miranda, Filipe Luis (both Atletico Madrid), Rafinha (Bayern Munich), Lucas Leiva (Liverpool), Lucas Moura (Paris St-Germain), Alan Kardec (Sao Paulo)
Posted on: Wed, 14 May 2014 04:52:22 +0000
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