By Chris Donald
Luiz Felipe Scolari has kept faith in his Confederations Cup winning squad by naming a near identical squad for the up coming friendly with Switzerland.
The only change is the introduction of Paris Saint-Germain left back Maxwell who is the only player who was not part of victorious squad of last month.
Scolari has picked all 11 of his supposed first choice team including Barcelona’s new signing Neymar despite the fact that most have only just returned from a belated holiday for pre-season training at their European clubs.
The game will take place at FC Basel’s Jakob Park stadium on August 14 and will be followed in September by friendlies with Australia and Portugal as Scolari begins final preparations in the run up to next year’s World Cup
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Julio Cesar (Queens Park Rangers), Jefferson (Botafogo)
Defenders: Thiago Silva, Maxwell (both Paris Saint-Germain), David Luiz (Chelsea), Dante (Bayern Munich), Daniel Alves (Barcelona), Jean (Fluminense), Marcelo (Real Madrid)
Midfielders: Fernando (Shakhtar Donetsk), Hernanes (Lazio), Luiz Gustavo (Bayern Munich), Paulinho (Tottenham Hotspur), Oscar (Chelsea), Bernard (Atletico Mineiro)
Forwards: Jo (Atletico Mineiro), Lucas (Paris Saint-Germain), Hulk (Zenit), Fred (Fluminense), Neymar (Barcelona)
