"A recovering Neymar has been selected in Brazil's 23-man World Cup squad but the injured Dani Alves has not made it - replaced by Danilo and Fagner in a list of few surprises. The only shocks were among the likely reserves for the tournament in Russia, with the inclusion of Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Fred and winger Taison. Neymar has been recovering from right foot surgery and coach Tite admitted Neymar was one of the top three players in the world, but insisted his team didn't depend on him alone. ""We will be much stronger with Neymar doing well, but for him to do well the rest of the team has to be well, too,"" he said. All but one of Tite's starting line-up in their World Cup qualifiers have been confirmed in the squad: Alisson; Miranda, Marquinhos and Marcelo; Casemiro, Paulinho, Renato Augusto and Philippe Coutinho; Neymar and Gabriel Jesus. Brazil's 23-man final World Cup squad Defender Alves, a veteran of two World Cups, sprained his right ACL in the French Cup final and has been replaced in the squad by Manchester City's Danilo and Corinthians' Fagner. Tite also summoned goalkeepers Ederson (Manchester City) and Cassio (Corinthians); defenders Thiago Silva, (Paris Saint-Germain) Pedro Geromel (Gremio) and Filipe Luis (Atletico Madrid); midfielders Fernandinho (Man City) and Willian (Chelsea); and strikers Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) and Douglas Costa (Juventus). The coach claimed several positions in his starting line-up are up for grabs, including up front. World Cup 2018 
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