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Brazil select 22 players for Olympic soccer squad
Last Updated(Beijing Time):2012-07-06 13:39

Brazil called up a 22-man Olympic squad after Porto striker Hulk, AC Milan's Thiago Silva and Real Madrid defender Marcelo were included as the three over-age players on Thursday.

Coach Mano Menezes will trim his team to 18 people right before they embark for London.

The current team will prepare the London Olympic Games at a training camp in Rio de Janeiro from July 9-16 ahead of the July 26-August 11 tournament.

Brazil squad

Goalkeepers: Neto (Fiorentina/ITA), Cabral (Santos)

Defenders: Danilo (Porto/POR), Rafael (Manchester United/ENG), Sandro (Porto/POR), Marcelo (Real Madrid/ESP), Thiago Silva (AC Milan/ITA), Uvini (Sao Paulo), Juan (Inter/ITA)

Midfielders: Sandro (Tottenham/ENG), Romulo (Vasco da Gama), Lucas (Sao Paulo), Oscar (Porto Alegre), Ganso (Santos).

Forwards: Pato (AC Milan/ITA), Neymar (Santos), Damiao (Porto Alegre), Hulk (Porto/POR)

Replacements: Marquinhos (Corinthians), Giuliano (Dniepr/UKR), Cassemiro (Sao Paulo), Gabriel (AC Milan/ITA)

Source:Xinhua 
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