Brazil kick-off their World Cup campaign tonight, but has Carlo Ancelotti selected his strongest possible squad?
Brazil are always expected to have one of the strongest lineups at the World Cup and this year will be no different, but who does the data suggest deserves to be in contention for Carlo Ancelotti’s side?
Football stats site WhoScored use a set of statistical ratings which they profess to be “the most accurate, respected and well-known performance indicators in the world of football.” Easy for them to say, but that’ll do nicely as a measuring tool for us.
As WhoScored explain themselves: “The ratings are based on a unique, comprehensive statistical algorithm, calculated live during the game,” they explain.
