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Danilo, Taison join Neymar in Brazil’s squad for World Cup 2018

There were no new faces in the 23 as coach Tite added to the 15 players he had already confirmed would form the bulk of his squad in Russia

Danilo and Taison have joined Neymar in Brazil’s squad for World Cup 2018.

In February, coach Tite confirmed 16 of the 23 he would take to Russia, though last week he was dealt a blow as right-back Dani Alves was forced to rule himself out of contention with a serious knee injury.

The PSG man’s withdrawal left one first-team place up for grabs in his preferred starting XI, for which Manchester City’s Danilo will now battle with Fagner of Cortinhians.